as in antidotes
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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Noun
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Be Disciplined Clarity about goals and processes is one of the best antidotes to bias.—
Thierry Brunel,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026 -
Burkut and the rest have local antidotes for the problem.—
Magdalena Stawkowski,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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If a judgment is granted, creditors may seek remedies such as bank account levies or wage garnishment if the debtor is still working, though their ability to do that is still heavily dependent on state and federal laws.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Matching the treatment to the symptom often works better than generic remedies, particularly when multiple GI side effects are happening at once.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Microchip Technology — The semiconductor stock rallied 12% after Microchip released revenue information for its data center solutions business unit.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Most believe there could be solutions through civil dialog, there are answers in the middle, and there is destructive disunity at the fringes.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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“Curatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curatives. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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