panacea
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Definition of panacea
: a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all The law will improve the lives of local farmers, but it is no panacea.
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Likewise, safe injection sites are not some sort of panacea. — Nestor Ramos, BostonGlobe.com, "A practical plan for fighting overdoses — but not in Massachusetts," 1 May 2018 The path forward Power-sharing is certainly not a panacea or a one-size-fits-all solution to resolve conflict. — Alexander Noyes, Washington Post, "Could a power-sharing arrangement end protests in Togo? It’s complicated.," 24 Feb. 2018 Clearly, even after the small fortune invested in technology and training, the video-assistant-referee system, known as V.A.R., is no panacea. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Video Review Will Make the World Cup Better, but Not Quieter," 17 June 2018 Though there's no panacea for defending Brady, the most proven method for handling him remains generating consistent disruption from the defensive line. — Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY, "Super Bowl matchups to watch: Can Eagles hound Tom Brady to upset Patriots?," 3 Feb. 2018 Of course, the Obama center is not a panacea for all of the problems caused by the city’s long history of disinvestment in minority communities. — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, "Obama Presidential Center is not only for the South Side," 2 July 2018 Rolling back marijuana testing for job applicants isn’t a panacea, Wozniak said. — NBC News, "Weed the people: Companies relax drug-testing policies in bid to attract more workers," 7 May 2018 This panacea-like image has raised questions about whether the hype has overshot the technology’s current capabilities. — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, "Steven Cohen's Venture Capital Firm Gets Into Crypto With New Partner," 12 July 2018 To help protect against prying eyes, Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp, and most other secure communication apps deploy end-to-end encryption, but that’s far from a panacea. — Jacob Silverman, Longreads, "Private Telegram, Public Strife," 3 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'panacea.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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panacea
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English Language Learners Definition of panacea
: something that will make everything about a situation better
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Medical Definition of panacea
: a remedy for all ills or difficulties
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