as in panacea
something that cures all ills or problems
raising a young person's self-esteem is not the cure-all that some people think
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Recent Examples of cure-all
But less consumption in itself won’t be a cure-all.
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Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Doctors prescribe it to ease symptoms of testosterone deficiency — among them weight gain, muscle loss and depression — but dubious clinics also sell the therapy as a cure-all for a crisis of masculinity.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
Also referred to as petroleum jelly, which is the primary ingredient of Vaseline, it was invented during the 1800s as a cure-all balm and has become a household staple since.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
Humankind has been freed from sickness and pain after a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist, Dr. Skinner, invented a miracle cure-all drug with no apparent side effects called Hapuna.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Doctors prescribe it to ease symptoms of testosterone deficiency — among them weight gain, muscle loss and depression — but dubious clinics also sell the therapy as a cure-all for a crisis of masculinity.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
Also referred to as petroleum jelly, which is the primary ingredient of Vaseline, it was invented during the 1800s as a cure-all balm and has become a household staple since.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
Humankind has been freed from sickness and pain after a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist, Dr. Skinner, invented a miracle cure-all drug with no apparent side effects called Hapuna.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cure-all
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure-all
Noun
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For the last decade or so, technology has been touted as the panacea to this problem.—
Vivek Jetley,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Everyone wants a panacea for the problems ailing our industry.—
Bill Mechanic,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Letters describing the saftey risk are to be sent Aug. 25 and follow up letters are to be sent when a remedy is available.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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Sense offers numerous services rooted in natural health remedies derived from the islands’ African and Indigenous traditions, incorporating native roots, leaves, and weeds for wellness.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the series, which has now garnered hundreds of thousands of likes on the platform, Kaitlin shares information about her daughter’s health status, information about the disease and updates in the national search for a cure.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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There is no cure for chikungunya, and treatment depends on the management of symptoms.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sol de Janeiro Beija Flor Elasti-Body Oil Best for: Improving elasticity and softness This fast-absorbing elixir includes vegan collagen and cacay oil to support skin elasticity and bounce.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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These are unusual elixirs, often aged in wooden barrels and transformed by the skillful application of wild yeasts and bacteria.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 July 2025
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But Wolff’s work and influence, alongside a simultaneous rise in the fields of psychology and psychosomatic medicine, helped to disperse those nostrums into the wider culture—and into the prevailing paradigm within which other headache scientists and clinicians toiled.—
Tom Zeller Jr.
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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His personal integrity conflicts with liberal nostrums, resulting in Fish and Poinsettia’s bizarre repulsion-attraction rapport.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 June 2025
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“Cure-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure-all. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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