as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
some believe that the herb has curative properties
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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
the best curative for her depression might be volunteer work at a local animal shelter
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Recent Examples of curative
Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The brand’s eye-specific product packs a punch courtesy of antioxidants, fine line–erasing peptides, and Persian silk tree extract (the latter is both a preventative and curative measure against dark circles and puffiness).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Procedures and treatments are rewarded while preventative and curative methodologies remain undervalued.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Some hot springs known to contain mineral water brimming with lithium became sought out wellness destinations for their curative powers.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Scientifically, preventive medicine is always preferred over curative, but what happens when there is neither prevention nor cure?
—Hany Demian, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The brand’s eye-specific product packs a punch courtesy of antioxidants, fine line–erasing peptides, and Persian silk tree extract (the latter is both a preventative and curative measure against dark circles and puffiness).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Procedures and treatments are rewarded while preventative and curative methodologies remain undervalued.
—David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Some hot springs known to contain mineral water brimming with lithium became sought out wellness destinations for their curative powers.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curative
Adjective
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Galen, the famous Greek physician of ancient Rome, wrote a medicinal recipe two millennia ago.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Holland, a postdoctoral researcher in medicinal chemistry at the UK’s University of Oxford, said that researchers were searching in new and extreme environments, such as ice caves and the seafloor, for biomolecules that could be developed into new antibiotic drugs.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The start of March is just the antidote needed to combat seasonal depression.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
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The good news is that there are antidotes.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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Norway, like many societies, can affirm a survivor’s account in therapeutic settings, but only very rarely in the courtroom.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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For some of these peptides, such as BPC-157, limited animal studies have been conducted that suggest potential therapeutic effects, such as injury repair, but without robust follow-up studies in people, these benefits haven’t been validated.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That melodic emphasis is a powerful remedy for Evaporator’s limited and occasionally even formulaic sound.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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Already, the president signed a 10% global tariff on Friday under a separate trade law and hinted at several other remedies aimed at restricting imports.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Is this an example of an emerging technology that could provide an off-world solution to the problem of competing demands for limited resources?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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The company will start by participating in the research and development of solutions that cater to local markets, then design and produce components on the continent, and eventually assemble entire wind turbines there.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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On Luck…or Something, Duff gives listeners a front row seat to the therapy sessions, marital tensions, mid-drive anxiety spirals, and fraught walks down memory lane that make up life for many a 30-something.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2026
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Her final step is using a compression therapy suit called the BallancerPro, which works in a sequential rhythm, moving upward from the feet toward the core.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The actor threw himself into ALS advocacy post-diagnosis, partnering with organizations to secure funding for research into a cure for the disease.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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There is no cure, though some patients can live for decades.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Curative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curative. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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