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Synonyms: Noun
cure, drug, medicament, medication, medicinal, medicine, pharmaceutical, physic, specific
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Noun
Building more roads isn't always the best remedy for traffic congestion. The problem was beyond remedy. She was left without remedy since the court did not recognize her claim.Verb
Something must be done to remedy the problem. The conflict can be remedied by scheduling the meeting for next week.
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The herb is known for increasing circulation and strengthening the body's immune system, and it's often featured in meals, drinks, and herbal remedies. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "Why You’re Seeing Ginseng in So Many Korean Skin-Care Products Right Now," 8 Mar. 2019 Chief among the remedies to prop up growth: increasing deficit spending, launching new tax cuts and other fee reductions for businesses—totaling 2 trillion... — Lingling Wei, WSJ, "China Expects 2019 Economic Growth of 6% to 6.5%," 4 Mar. 2019 But foreign investors, unlike exporters, have a straightforward remedy of their own. — The Economist, "Donald Trump insists on trade reciprocity. But what kind?," 12 July 2018 One proposed remedy for the internet is to create a sort of toll road on the Information Superhighway—to have users who want to make sure their important messages get through pay an extra charge. — Popular Mechanics, "The Death of the Internet," 7 Feb. 2019 The two most important remedies to reduce friction, according to road warriors: booking business class on flights of at least six hours, and reducing personal time spent on company travel. — Scott Mccartney, WSJ, "Your Rock-Solid Case for Flying Business Class for Work," 10 Oct. 2018 The remedy: Use your credit card to build a positive credit history by making it a priority to pay every credit card bill on time and in full. — Claire Tsosie, The Seattle Times, "How to live with your first credit card’s limit," 25 Sep. 2018 As such, there are recommended remedies for the problem and one is the use of predatory nematodes. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Here’s what’s eating your currant bushes and ‘spitting’ on your wild roses," 13 July 2018 Those can be pursued once the president leaves office, Kavanaugh said, and the Constitution provides a remedy — impeachment — for a law-breaking president. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "Trump’s Supreme Court nominee: Rulings favor more power to the president," 11 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Others, including Chief Justice John Roberts, have voiced skepticism of arguments that courts can remedy political gerrymanders. — Jess Bravin, WSJ, "Supreme Court Again to Consider Partisan Gerrymandering," 4 Jan. 2019 Here, however, DeWine could assert that Columbus's loss of an MLS team is exactly the kind of harm that money cannot remedy. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Can a Lawsuit vs. Anthony Precourt and MLS Save the Crew for Columbus?," 6 Mar. 2018 The sensors can help remedy this, Mr. Salamon says, by constantly measuring noise levels and recording sounds. — Adrienne Roberts, WSJ, "How Sound Affects Our Health," 16 Sep. 2018 California voters deserve concrete, truthful information to remedy the half truths promoted by their political leaders about the financial, political, environmental and educational situations that exist. — sacbee, "Antonia Hernandez," 27 June 2018 However, the president, a former bus driver and foreign minister, has given little indication of his plans to remedy inflation that may hit 13,000 percent this year, and an economic contraction that could reach 9.2 percent. — Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg.com, "Venezuelans Vote in Election Overshadowed by Crisis," 20 May 2018 But a new city initiative has taken on the task of remedying this asymmetry. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "A New Initiative Is Bringing More Statues of Women to New York City," 10 Dec. 2018 Land reform efforts aimed at remedying this situation began when Apartheid ended. — Jennifer Williams, Vox, "Trump’s tweet echoing white nationalist propaganda about South African farmers, explained," 23 Aug. 2018 One involved taking away the state's obligation to pay a portion of property taxes that fund programs aimed at remedying past civil-rights violations of school districts. — Dustin Gardiner, azcentral, "Arizona Legislature passes state budget, including #RedForEd teacher pay-raise plan," 2 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'remedy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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