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noun (1)

ˈkyu̇r How to pronounce cure (audio)
Definition of curenext
1
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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cure

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verb

1
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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curé

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noun (2)

as in curate

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Recent Examples of cure
Noun
There is currently no cure for the disease, although many medications can modify the course of someone's condition and improve symptoms. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Not much is known about its causes and there is not yet a cure. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Verb
But family alone can’t seem to do much to mitigate, let alone cure, mental illness or the impact of childhood trauma. — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Ultimately, curing female burnout requires a holistic approach that goes beyond temporary fixes. — Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Noun
There is currently no cure for the disease, although many medications can modify the course of someone's condition and improve symptoms. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Not much is known about its causes and there is not yet a cure. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
  1. antidote
  2. remedy
  3. heal
  4. rehabilitate
  5. parson
  6. solution
  7. drug
  8. alleviate
Noun
  • The snake charmers tried to test their antidotes on kittens, but the snakes refused to bite.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • That makes today’s tale a rather bittersweet one, because the Volvo EX30 could be the perfect antidote.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Definition of antidote
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  • The crafty 10th-seeded Czech, whose slices and volleys are perfectly suited to Wimbledon’s low-bouncing surface, carries a medicine cabinet’s worth of remedies to prove that the All England Club’s famous lawns can be a real irritant.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • These are discrete allegations of lawbreaking, and any remedy must match their magnitude.
    — David B Mcgarry, Oc Register, 8 July 2026
Definition of remedy
Verb
  • Even after bones heal and surgeries succeed, experts say recovery can mean coming to terms with what injuries have changed and giving yourself permission to grieve those losses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • The three- to four-month recovery time period shared by the Magic puts a potential return to basketball activities for Nelson at mid-October or mid-November, depending on how long is needed to heal properly.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
Definition of heal
Verb
  • That allowed future audiences to rediscover, reinterpret, and even rehabilitate entire cinematic concepts on their own terms.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
  • Four orphaned bobcats will be rehabilitated at Wildlife Care Center in Saratoga in an effort to return the kittens back to the wild this fall.
    — Laura A. Oda, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of rehabilitate
Noun
  • It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Among the beetle-collecting country parsons of his day, it was often assumed that the world had been created six thousand years ago and that many geological anomalies could be explained by Noah’s Flood.
    — Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Definition of parson
Noun
  • Burning fossil fuels is the primary driver of global warming, so climate scientists see these energy transition technologies that cut into fossil fuel demand as key climate solutions.
    — Julia Simon, NPR, 9 July 2026
  • Retrofit solutions convert an existing bathtub into a cold therapy system by adding components such as a chiller, circulation pump and temperature controls.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
Definition of solution
Noun
  • Costs are rising due to hospital and doctor bills, and prescription drug spending is higher, in part, due to the popularity of GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs and specialty drugs to treat medical conditions such as cancer.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Agents try to determine how long the drugs have been in the water and check their sources to see if anyone was expecting a delivery in that time range, the sheriff said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of drug
Verb
  • The shipments meant Adnoc was able to take greater advantage of surging oil prices earlier in the war, and helped alleviate the impact of the broader closure of the strait on global supplies.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • This is a critical time in history to create sustainable prevention and optimization, not simply alleviate symptoms.
    — Sherry McAllister, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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