antidotes

plural of antidote
as in remedies
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 antidotes There has been a widespread opinion that football has become too rigid and regimented in recent seasons, but Luis Enrique’s PSG are one of the few antidotes to that. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Forms of slave knowledge, overlaid on Indigenous ones, were influential in treating dysentery and elaborating antidotes for poisonings. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Both Gulf News and Irish Examiner are already positioning these hobbies as mindful, screen-free antidotes to burnout. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Atkinson said the audience members were big fans, who especially seemed to enjoy the behind-the-scenes stories and the funny antidotes told by the panelists. — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 And with the advent of AI-everything, cutouts are old-world antidotes, imbuing a cabinet with a sense of nostalgia, emphasis on craft, and cozy flair. — Kelsey Mulvey, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 There are antidotes to the problem of our status quo’s ineffective and punitive safety net. — Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The vision underpinning the project reflects Karmitz’s belief that cinemas should serve as antidotes to digital isolation. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 June 2026 Burkut and the rest have local antidotes for the problem. — Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidotes
Noun
  • Experts share the habits and triggers to avoid, plus the remedies that could help alleviate a persistent hack following a respiratory infection.
    — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The remedies essentially treated the symptoms and not the cause, like putting a cover on a leaking faucet.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Part of the community discussion was to find out what solutions people prefer, one of them being a natural cobble berm to disperse the wave surge and protect the road.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Eight other restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach counties had violations such as cleaning solutions stored near utensils and sauces, employees who failed to wash their hands, and many instances of foods being held at improper temperatures.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

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“Antidotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidotes. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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