as in remedy
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
hoped that taking dance lessons would prove to be an antidote for her loneliness
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Recent Examples of antidote
Research suggests that one antidote to this tendency is gratitude.
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Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
There's no antidote to shame quite like making a movie like this.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
In turn, Mahan says his candidacy is an antidote to the populism on the right that is now matched by populism on the left.
—The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Dabbling in this culinary staple is an antidote to uptight, disciplined design.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
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Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
There's no antidote to shame quite like making a movie like this.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
In turn, Mahan says his candidacy is an antidote to the populism on the right that is now matched by populism on the left.
—The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Dabbling in this culinary staple is an antidote to uptight, disciplined design.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for antidote
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidote
Noun
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In a loss, OpenAI could face pressure to implement remedies like age-gating free ChatGPT accounts to protect kids, shutting down conversations that discuss violence and suicide, and removing features that the state says deceptively make ChatGPT feel like talking to a human.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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Stories like Martinez’s are fueling interest in HBOT as a treatment for long COVID, a broad constellation of symptoms, including brain fog and debilitating fatigue that affects millions of people worldwide and has no clear remedy.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Scientific American,
1 June 2026
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According to the statement, Xcel has identified resource adequacy as a growing concern for several years and has proposed multiple solutions, including a near-term procurement plan designed to add 3,800 megawatts of new generation capacity.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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Instead of selecting a single contractor early in development, the Navy is allowing multiple companies to demonstrate competing solutions before determining which designs are mature enough for broader deployment.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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His room came with a balcony and a wooden lounge chair for taking a rest cure, just as patients did a century ago.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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While the science is always evolving, colostrum should be viewed as a promising but still largely unproven supplement rather than a cure-for-all wellness product.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Antidote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidote. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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