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as in antidotes
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom
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as in remedies
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer
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as in heals
to bring about recovery from
do you have anything that will cure my headache?
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as in fixes
to restore to a healthy condition
the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
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Recent Examples of cures
James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Through the gelcoat application process, MasterCraft monitors the humidity and temperature, both highly influential factors on how the gelcoat cures.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Once the goo is on her, ideally, Ellen will just chill until the substance cures or whatever the heck it’s supposed to do.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
For political operatives, the crafting of partisan redistricting maps is the miracle elixir that cures party ills and keeps politicians entrenched for generations.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
The movie, a result of Cook’s wild imagination and British legends, is a horror fantasy drama set in 1893 about Betty Lutey (Beatie Edney), while barred from studying medicine, cures someone with Tuberculosis with a mermaid’a cursed pearl comb.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Through the gelcoat application process, MasterCraft monitors the humidity and temperature, both highly influential factors on how the gelcoat cures.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Once the goo is on her, ideally, Ellen will just chill until the substance cures or whatever the heck it’s supposed to do.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
For political operatives, the crafting of partisan redistricting maps is the miracle elixir that cures party ills and keeps politicians entrenched for generations.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cures
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That admission runs counter to the tidy grief narrative most people carry around — the idea that time heals in a straight line.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
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In cases like these, more fun lip balms just don’t cut it, whereas this 100% natural ointment instantly heals and replenishes.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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One fixes the bone, while the other does skin grafting of the wounds, which adds to recovery time.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Swapping the wires usually fixes the problem.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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Stay prepared for those just-in-case scenarios by stocking everything from itch creams and allergy meds to cold and headache remedies.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Hunter trade alleviates the logjam in the backcourt, clears the way for rookie Nique Clifford to get more playing time and opens a roster spot for the Kings to convert rookie two-way center Dylan Cardwell to a standard NBA contract.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, having a closed kitchen alleviates some of the pressure of reducing visual clutter.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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QatarEnergy, the Gulf nation's state-run petroleum firm that handles all of its oil and gas business, said Wednesday that was declaring Force Majeure, a measure that relieves a company of its contractual obligations when it is impacted by circumstances beyond its control.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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This lotion relieves and helps prevent and relieve dry skin for 24 hours.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Cures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cures. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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