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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
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
There is no cure or reversal for IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease).
—Brandi Jones, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
Robert T.f. Downes, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
No matter what's behind them, autoimmune diseases generally cannot be cured.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
There is no cure or reversal for IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease).
—Brandi Jones, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Defined by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as a rare genetic disorder that causes a spectrum of neurodevelopment disorders, SYNGAP1 currently has no cure and often requires round-the-clock care.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
There is no cure or reversal for IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease).
—Brandi Jones, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
The liberal impulse — insistence that injustice isn’t cured by patience, willingness to reform systems that calcify into maladministration — can keep institutions from becoming the archives of old hierarchies.
—Robert T.f. Downes, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
No matter what's behind them, autoimmune diseases generally cannot be cured.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
Defined by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as a rare genetic disorder that causes a spectrum of neurodevelopment disorders, SYNGAP1 currently has no cure and often requires round-the-clock care.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
There is no cure or reversal for IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease).
—Brandi Jones, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
Verb
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Or perhaps the kill shot actually came in Week 1, when Brock Purdy picked up a nagging turf-toe injury that refused to properly heal for 10 weeks.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Time is the opportunity to heal.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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There’s something deeply troubling about watching a woman who has allegedly experienced abuse turn around and help abusers rehabilitate their images.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
6 Jan. 2026
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ZooTampa, along with Florida Fish and Wildlife and the University of Florida Marine Rescue, worked to rehabilitate her.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The state’s latest energy plan fails to recognize and remedy this and portends a bleak, costly energy future, not to mention more pollution and higher health care costs.—
Anshul Gupta,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead, Bevza felt a pressing need to remedy the barrenness of the Ukrainian fashion scene at the time.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Rather than just fix the problem, the sport might want to identify what exactly the problem is.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Some of the most compelling accessibility tech didn’t try to fix vision so much as translate the visual world into something usable.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
9 Jan. 2026
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Under Obamacare, both states were able to expand Medicaid to include more low-income residents, alleviating counties of patient loads and redirecting much of their funding for the patchwork of local programs that provided bare-bones services.—
KFF Health News,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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Reducing caffeine intake can enhance nutrient absorption and alleviate specific digestive symptoms, including discomfort and diarrhea.—
Ashley Olivine,
Verywell Health,
5 Jan. 2026
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After eight games, Lions Coach Dan Campbell opted to relieve Morton of his play-calling duties and take over for the rest of the season.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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To an extent, Adams is just relieved to have this opportunity on the field.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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