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
My final verdict What’s most important is remembering that no health shot will ever going to be a magic cure-all.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
This idea that our federal lands are a cure-all to the nation’s housing problems overlooks two critical factors.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
Benefits of Sea Moss While sea moss contains many essential nutrients, sea moss gel isn't the magic cure-all that many social media trends suggest.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 10 Mar. 2025
Signing free-agent starters in March, meanwhile, is not necessarily a cure-all, as demonstrated last season by the difficulties of two pitchers who reached such agreements — Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
This idea that our federal lands are a cure-all to the nation’s housing problems overlooks two critical factors.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
Benefits of Sea Moss While sea moss contains many essential nutrients, sea moss gel isn't the magic cure-all that many social media trends suggest.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 10 Mar. 2025
Signing free-agent starters in March, meanwhile, is not necessarily a cure-all, as demonstrated last season by the difficulties of two pitchers who reached such agreements — Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure-all
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The American physician, W. Golden Mortimer, author of History of Coca (1901), acknowledged coca as a panacea, noting its virtues as a medicine, tonic, and food.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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Today, gum is again being marketed as a panacea for wellness.—
Hannah Seo,
The Atlantic,
29 Mar. 2025
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The remedy that will follow the decision could break up the company, or at least separate its Chrome web browser business from the rest of the portfolio.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the first days of testimony in the remedy trial being heard at the D.C. federal court, Microsoft comes up frequently.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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But what the production really needs is a script doctor capable of a miracle cure.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The National Institutes of Health will begin collecting Americans' private health records as part of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial plan to discover a cause and a cure for autism.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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Though the idea of compost tea may conjure images of wacky backyard chemistry experiments or the brewing of complicated elixirs, the truth is much simpler.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Grab a cocktail or sip on wellness elixirs (the Blue Lotus infusion gave me some lovely vivid dreams) from Anima Mundi Herbals crafted from the region’s plants to ease or energize your mind and body, depending on your mood.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside Online,
18 Apr. 2025
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Eight years later, Democrats have devolved into nostrums about appealing to the middle class, ditching academic language, and finding a uniting message.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Turning the pope’s election into a trans referendum Hidden within the fake pomp and banal compositions of Conclave is a litany of left-wing nostrums, spoken by fictitious characters during the election of a new pope.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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