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
At its core, a rate cut is a tool, not a cure-all.
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Diane Tomb, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Companies treat new technology as a cure-all.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Here's why ketamine therapy isn't a cure-all.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
According to Pliny the Elder, a first-century naturalist, the plant was a cure-all and had the power to alleviate a wide variety of health concerns.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cure-all
Diane Tomb, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Companies treat new technology as a cure-all.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Here's why ketamine therapy isn't a cure-all.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
According to Pliny the Elder, a first-century naturalist, the plant was a cure-all and had the power to alleviate a wide variety of health concerns.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cure-all
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure-all
Noun
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As the lamprey crisis worsened, various chemical companies sent compounds to the lab, which was searching for a panacea.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Amazon delivery contractors quickly learn that bailing is no panacea.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Considering these outcomes, what seems like a speedy remedy can actually create conditions for longer-term problems—both in relation to the environment and the home itself.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company said a recall remedy is imminent but, until then, owners should park away from structures and refrain from charging vehicles because of fire risks.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Imagine a time when the most advanced biotechnologies—therapies that cure cancer and Alzheimer's, protect us from pandemics and fuel our economy—are controlled not by America, but by our chief global adversary.—
Sen. Todd Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Allyson Berent, a veterinarian and chief science officer at the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST), spoke of her daughter born with Angelman syndrome, a devastating diagnosis for which there is no cure.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There is no magic elixir to consistently scheme easy buckets in the final minutes of contests.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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The other trial compares the same proprietary cannabis elixir with opioids, revealing that patients who used the elixir experienced fewer gastrointestinal side effects like constipation than when using painkillers.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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