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
Beyond unruly behavior on airplanes, drinking before a flight might not be the cure-all passengers are hoping for.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Meurice's protocol, called Bathysmed, is meant to give people the tools to help reduce anxiety or depression, but is not a cure-all to replace psychological treatment.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
But there is no cure-all solution to address the voids left by their injuries.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
But experts caution against treating them as a cure-all.
—Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Meurice's protocol, called Bathysmed, is meant to give people the tools to help reduce anxiety or depression, but is not a cure-all to replace psychological treatment.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
But there is no cure-all solution to address the voids left by their injuries.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
But experts caution against treating them as a cure-all.
—Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure-all
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And environmentalists like Patrick McDonough warn that building more desal plants up and down the California coast isn't the panacea for the Colorado River crisis.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Cons to Using Orange Peels While often touted as a panacea around the garden, orange peels have some downsides.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
31 May 2026
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This distinction matters because the appropriate remedy depends on the problem being solved.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Interim letters are expected to be mailed June 8, while additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, anticipated in August 2026.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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His room came with a balcony and a wooden lounge chair for taking a rest cure, just as patients did a century ago.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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While the science is always evolving, colostrum should be viewed as a promising but still largely unproven supplement rather than a cure-for-all wellness product.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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After a long flight, this is the place to catch a break by the fireplace with an herbal elixir and a good rubdown or a dip in one of the whirlpools.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Wally, a doctor, wants to experiment with Mother and use her golden blood to help humanity, arguing that the youthful elixir surely contains a multitude of medical cures.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Anderson found the origins of present fads in the fervent nostrums of the past.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Because of the false but persistent and powerfully seductive nostrum that reducing the value of a country’s currency will stimulate its economy by making its exports cheaper and its imports more expensive.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Cure-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure-all. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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