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
Companies treat new technology as a cure-all.
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Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Here's why ketamine therapy isn't a cure-all.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
According to Pliny the Elder, a first-century naturalist, the plant was a cure-all and had the power to alleviate a wide variety of health concerns.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
But magnesium is not a cure-all, Pasquariello cautioned.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Here's why ketamine therapy isn't a cure-all.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
According to Pliny the Elder, a first-century naturalist, the plant was a cure-all and had the power to alleviate a wide variety of health concerns.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
But magnesium is not a cure-all, Pasquariello cautioned.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cure-all
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure-all
Noun
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As the lamprey crisis worsened, various chemical companies sent compounds to the lab, which was searching for a panacea.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Amazon delivery contractors quickly learn that bailing is no panacea.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And even then, the discriminatory remedy must be tailored to that conduct.—
Andrew Quinio,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Most healthcare providers recommend stopping all supplements (including vitamins, herbs, and homeopathic remedies) at least 10–14 days before your procedure.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There is no cause for panic or a wholesale rethink in search of a cure.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Biden also advocated for research into a cure for cancer and secured millions of dollars in federal funding for research into women’s health.—
Darlene Superville,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There is no magic elixir to consistently scheme easy buckets in the final minutes of contests.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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The other trial compares the same proprietary cannabis elixir with opioids, revealing that patients who used the elixir experienced fewer gastrointestinal side effects like constipation than when using painkillers.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Wolff’s work and influence, alongside a simultaneous rise in the fields of psychology and psychosomatic medicine, helped to disperse those nostrums into the wider culture—and into the prevailing paradigm within which other headache scientists and clinicians toiled.—
Tom Zeller Jr.
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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His personal integrity conflicts with liberal nostrums, resulting in Fish and Poinsettia’s bizarre repulsion-attraction rapport.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 June 2025
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“Cure-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure-all. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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