cures 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of cure
1
as in antidotes
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom

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2
as in remedies
a substance or preparation used to treat disease researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer

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cures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cure
1
as in heals
to bring about recovery from do you have anything that will cure my headache?

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2
as in fixes
to restore to a healthy condition the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection

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curés

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of curé
as in curates

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Recent Examples of cures
Verb
Liquid monomers are applied as a coating before an electron beam rapidly cures them into a finished electrode. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 How dengue is treated There is no antiviral drug that cures dengue. — Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 Well, nothing cures a team’s woes more than playing Colorado. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Winning with some self-awareness cures even more. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 Autoclave technology takes pre-impregnated carbon-fiber shapes and then cures them under high pressure and temperature to deliver maximum structural rigidity and weight savings. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 4 June 2026 Aids digestion and assimulation, cures dyspepsia, cures neuralgia and sick headache, invigorates the brain and nervous system. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026 Nothing cures a style rut quite like a little color blocking. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026 The movie, a result of Cook’s wild imagination and British legends, is a horror fantasy drama set in 1893 about Betty Lutey (Beatie Edney), while barred from studying medicine, cures someone with Tuberculosis with a mermaid’a cursed pearl comb. — James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cures
  1. antidotes
  2. remedies
  3. heals
  4. fixes
  5. curates
  6. solutions
  7. drugs
  8. alleviates
Noun
  • 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, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of 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
Definition of remedies
Verb
  • Christian Science Perspective Instead of being full of burden and obligation, the activities of Churches of Christ, Scientist, are full of light that uplifts and heals.
    — Lynn Jackson, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Mayo Clinic notes that a major goal after surgery is getting patients relatively comfortable, but some pain may remain as the body heals.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of heals
Verb
  • Apart from new features, the software update also fixes several bugs in Health, Shortcuts, app tracking, and other areas.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • If a customer fixes an address but later messages or decisions still use the old one, the correction may not have reached every system.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fixes
Noun
  • Subcommittees still do their work, but risks arrive late, management over-curates information and directors drift into either passivity or interference.
    — David Ribott, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Kline curates works from 1850 to 1960–Kline curates works from 1850 to 1960–the end of the 19th century to the end of modernism.
    — Daily News, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of curates
Noun
  • Barnhart and Eckerle recommend incorporating the following storage solutions to maximize space and add style.
    — Gabriela Ulloa, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
  • There are several possible solutions, but experts say there's no single fix.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of solutions
Noun
  • Kurtz also pointed to declines in cities like San Francisco, which is moving to support more sober-living options, housing that bans drugs and alcohol.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Brancato also advises parents to keep drugs out of the reach of children, even over-the-counter medications that are safe in small doses.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of drugs
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  • Shortening the distance between them, Apple says, alleviates data bottlenecks among the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine, enabling better sustained multitasking performance and unlocking new capabilities for running local AI models.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley’s Joseph Moore said the arrangement alleviates concerns about circular financing because third-party investors would provide most of the capital, while Nvidia would participate only to a limited extent.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleviates

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