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
Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 2025
Given its alleged curative effects for health issues such as indigestion, pharmacists sold soda water at soda fountains, innovative devices that created carbonated water to be sold by the glass.
—Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
In genre-bender Death of a Unicorn, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, a father (Rudd) and daughter (Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard E. Grant) seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 June 2025
The only curative treatment is to remove the diseased part of the colon—ideally in a minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure, performed with surgical tools and a thin camera inserted through small incisions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2025
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Adjective
The missionaries began shipping cinchona back to Europe, where its curative properties spiked demand.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 2025
Given its alleged curative effects for health issues such as indigestion, pharmacists sold soda water at soda fountains, innovative devices that created carbonated water to be sold by the glass.
—Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
In genre-bender Death of a Unicorn, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, a father (Rudd) and daughter (Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard E. Grant) seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 June 2025
The only curative treatment is to remove the diseased part of the colon—ideally in a minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure, performed with surgical tools and a thin camera inserted through small incisions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curative
Adjective
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Garlic honey can be made at home and has potential culinary and medicinal uses.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the top, nestled among medicinal plants and fruit trees, sits a yellow house with white latticework and a porch that opens to a view of the hills.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Who knew the antidote for my incurable pixie cut envy would be a 13-second video of Kate Middleton?—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Music, can be an antidote, as it’s been found to promote social connectedness and emotional regulation, and concert attendance can increase empathy.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These early localized misfolding events may become future biomarkers or serve as therapeutic entry points.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, high-profile figures like Elon Musk, Chrissy Teigen and Sharon Osborne have talked about using the substance for therapeutic purposes, contributing to its name recognition.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The best smart telescopes offer a powerful remedy to this problem in the form of advanced image stacking and real-time processing to filter out artificial light interference and reveal detail in objects that would be difficult to observe with the naked eye or traditional optics.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the Harvard Business Review (HBR) explains, learning is a remedy for the fear of failure.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The world might end up ruled by large technology companies that impose their solutions throughout entire continents, leaving little space for homegrown creativity.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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An effective hair growth solution is less about fancy marketing claims, but formulas rooted in ingredients that can improve hair’s density and fullness while limiting breakage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shrinking is a dark comedy about therapists who grapple with their own challenges while also practicing mental health therapy for others.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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People often seek out therapy to understand what is going on with their emotions.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is no cure or treatment for the disease beyond treatment of symptoms.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
12 Sep. 2025
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But don’t listen to the pessimists who say there is no cure.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Curative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curative. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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