as in panacea
something that cures all ills or problems
raising a young person's self-esteem is not the cure-all that some people think
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Recent Examples of cure-all
But Payton resisted the idea that injecting more tempo situations was a cure-all for the offense.
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Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Stem cells often are touted as a cure-all for everything from joint pain to Alzheimer’s, but the FDA has approved them only for a narrow set of disorders affecting blood production.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
Beyond unruly behavior on airplanes, drinking before a flight might not be the cure-all passengers are hoping for.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Meurice's protocol, called Bathysmed, is meant to give people the tools to help reduce anxiety or depression, but is not a cure-all to replace psychological treatment.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cure-all
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Stem cells often are touted as a cure-all for everything from joint pain to Alzheimer’s, but the FDA has approved them only for a narrow set of disorders affecting blood production.
—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
Beyond unruly behavior on airplanes, drinking before a flight might not be the cure-all passengers are hoping for.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Meurice's protocol, called Bathysmed, is meant to give people the tools to help reduce anxiety or depression, but is not a cure-all to replace psychological treatment.
—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cure-all
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure-all
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Cons to Using Orange Peels While often touted as a panacea around the garden, orange peels have some downsides.
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At the same time, the research team was clear that its findings are not a panacea — being diagnosed with a specific illness is often only an early step toward finding and then pursuing treatment options — and that LLMs are not meant to be used by consumers to treat or diagnose diseases.
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The defense team also pointed to another Utah criminal case in which prosecutors were accused of contempt and suggested that one potential remedy would be to bar the state from seeking the death penalty.
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The main remedy Robinson’s defense suggested if prosecutors were held in contempt was for the death penalty to be removed as a possible punishment, should Robinson be convicted.
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If these tools help cure diseases, advance science, or solve problems beyond human capability, that would be extraordinary.
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One dollar of every ticket sold for the Saturday night concert went towards the CMT Research Foundation, an organization that funds research to find a cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth.
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Is this citrusy ritual really the miracle elixir it’s hyped up to be?
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The limited edition elixir features notes of vanilla with watery and fruity accords, amber, apple, and ylang-ylang.
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Anderson found the origins of present fads in the fervent nostrums of the past.
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Because of the false but persistent and powerfully seductive nostrum that reducing the value of a country’s currency will stimulate its economy by making its exports cheaper and its imports more expensive.
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“Cure-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure-all. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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