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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
Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
In the end, many adults who have been living for a long time with complex neuromuscular, neurological and genetic disorders are not necessarily expecting miracle cures to be just around the corner.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Some medications are in development, but nothing can cure chickens with bird flu.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
In the end, many adults who have been living for a long time with complex neuromuscular, neurological and genetic disorders are not necessarily expecting miracle cures to be just around the corner.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Early Detection and Combined Diagnostics Since Alzheimer’s advanced stage has no cure right now, the entire focus of Zentara is on prevention.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
In the end, many adults who have been living for a long time with complex neuromuscular, neurological and genetic disorders are not necessarily expecting miracle cures to be just around the corner.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
Even drug-resistant TB can now be cured with 6 months of oral medications.
—Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Some medications are in development, but nothing can cure chickens with bird flu.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
Early Detection and Combined Diagnostics Since Alzheimer’s advanced stage has no cure right now, the entire focus of Zentara is on prevention.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
In the end, many adults who have been living for a long time with complex neuromuscular, neurological and genetic disorders are not necessarily expecting miracle cures to be just around the corner.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
Verb
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Pruning gives them time to heal before new spring growth starts.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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Discussing how each of us experienced the past five years and its many stressors—and listening to others do the same—could be a way to heal the rifts that COVID has left in U.S. society.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration sees itself not as an ally to Ukraine and its European backers, but as an intermediary between them and Moscow, hoping to rehabilitate Russia on the world stage.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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The hope is the series will show Meghan in a new light, rehabilitate her image and change public perception.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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With their production in the UK, getting parts and answers quickly to remedy the problem has always been a concern for consumers.—
Marc D Grasso,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2025
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Here's what to know about the Volkswagen recall and how to remedy the situation.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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This was a frequent chorus from my siblings and me as children, as our grandmother pottered about the kitchen chewing on a stick that looked a bit like sugarcane, fixing a drink brewed with honey and lemon.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2025
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The process of fixing the wall was strange and miraculous.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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The people and the government will do everything in their power to at least slightly alleviate their pain and help them in these most difficult moments.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Over time, building up your core strength can alleviate low-back pain, improve posture, improve sports performance, prevent injuries, and manage pelvic floor dysfunction.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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Such a process might appear wasteful and unnecessary to an impatient capitalist like Ramaswamy, who yearns only to relieve patients of their pain and suffering.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Building an atmospheric river control spillway at New Bullards Bar Dam would target reducing peak flows downstream and relieving stress on the levee system during heavy atmospheric river events, said John James, Yuba Water’s director of resource planning, in the news release.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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