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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom
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as in remedy
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer
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as in to heal
to bring about recovery from
do you have anything that will cure my headache?
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as in to rehabilitate
to restore to a healthy condition
the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
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as in curate
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Recent Examples of cure
Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
28 June 2026
Many families have their own remedies for treating these pesky bites—but as the old saying goes, prevention is better than the cure.
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Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
27 June 2026
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
26 June 2026
The two facilities include a roughly 75,000-square-foot building for casting, curing and final assembly, and a nearly 70,000-square-foot case preparation facility.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
28 June 2026
Many families have their own remedies for treating these pesky bites—but as the old saying goes, prevention is better than the cure.
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Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
27 June 2026
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Noun
The real cure for bad science is better clinical trials, not lawsuits.
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Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
28 June 2026
Many families have their own remedies for treating these pesky bites—but as the old saying goes, prevention is better than the cure.
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Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
27 June 2026
Verb
There is also no reliable way for a consumer to know whether a product has been post-cured.
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Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
26 June 2026
The two facilities include a roughly 75,000-square-foot building for casting, curing and final assembly, and a nearly 70,000-square-foot case preparation facility.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
Noun
The real cure for bad science is better clinical trials, not lawsuits.
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Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
28 June 2026
Many families have their own remedies for treating these pesky bites—but as the old saying goes, prevention is better than the cure.
—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
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Kara’s after Krem, too, after the space pirate poisons Krypto the Superdog and has the antidote to save him.
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Kara and Ruthye team up to find the antidote, save the super-pup and foil the Brigands' intergalactic human-trafficking scheme.
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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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Wellness touches abound, from three types of healing bath salts to positive affirmations on the clothes hangers and musical instruments to strum in lieu of a TV (although the latter is available on request).
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Dumont’s team wondered whether there was a kind of automatic repair mechanism that could heal spans of the fiber when it was subjected to force.
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Unfortunately, not every animal can be safely rehabilitated or placed in a family environment.
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During that same time, almost 5,000 laterals were replaced or rehabilitated using state and MDC funding, which is typically a cost incurred by the homeowner and can cost upwards of $10,000, officials said.
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It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.
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Among the beetle-collecting country parsons of his day, it was often assumed that the world had been created six thousand years ago and that many geological anomalies could be explained by Noah’s Flood.
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Woven from high-quality microfiber and double-brushed for ultimate softness, the hotel sheets sets, with more than 64,000 positive reviews, are lightweight, breathable and cool to the touch, providing an all-season solution for serene sleep.
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A lot of anti-aging skincare contains ingredients like retinol that can be drying and irritating, but Cetaphil has a possible solution.
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Since the launch of LineShine, the supercomputer has been used for applications ranging from climate modeling and engineering simulations to drug discovery, neuroscience and AI, the center said.
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Court documents say Blakemore was a prolific drug trafficker for the Highs street gang, selling fentanyl at the intersection of Broadway and Lyndale in north Minneapolis.
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The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on June 23 seeking to alleviate a growing housing crisis by streamlining construction regulations, encouraging local innovation, and limiting investor purchases of homes, among other steps.
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According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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