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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom
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as in remedy
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer
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as in to heal
to bring about recovery from
do you have anything that will cure my headache?
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as in to rehabilitate
to restore to a healthy condition
the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
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as in curate
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Recent Examples of cure
Karl Vick, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Several Asian countries have now instituted Covid-era airport screenings to monitor the spread of infection for which there’s currently no vaccine or cure.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 29 Jan. 2026
Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Amid the United States’ divisive climate and with global antisemitism on the rise, 90-year-old Holocaust survivor Glass, believes that hatred towards Jewish people — and hate in general — isn’t something that can be easily cured.
—Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Karl Vick, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Several Asian countries have now instituted Covid-era airport screenings to monitor the spread of infection for which there’s currently no vaccine or cure.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In the story of how the United States of America came together for the first time, On This Day…1776 has the cure for what ails us.
—Karl Vick, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Several Asian countries have now instituted Covid-era airport screenings to monitor the spread of infection for which there’s currently no vaccine or cure.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
The self-image of many physicians is based on their ability to cure disease or repair an injury.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Amid the United States’ divisive climate and with global antisemitism on the rise, 90-year-old Holocaust survivor Glass, believes that hatred towards Jewish people — and hate in general — isn’t something that can be easily cured.
—Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
In the story of how the United States of America came together for the first time, On This Day…1776 has the cure for what ails us.
—Karl Vick, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Several Asian countries have now instituted Covid-era airport screenings to monitor the spread of infection for which there’s currently no vaccine or cure.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
Verb
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There is something healing about what’s coming in for you right now—maybe in a literal, physical sense.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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Let America start to heal from Miller’s metastatic influence, and deport him from the White House for good.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Simon is trying to blend in while suppressing his secret power to bend and manipulate ionic energy while Trevor's true purpose for acting in Wonder Man isn't just about rehabilitating his image.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Starting Wednesday, aquarium visitors will be able to see Porkchop — and other sea turtles — be rehabilitated with the opening of a new area that includes a roughly 4,000-gallon pool.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 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 underlying logic of progressive discipline is to give the player a chance to remedy the situation and learn from his mistake.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But Culp's promise to fix the bill in the Senate was enough to squeeze the bill through.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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Best to add to the budget some hundreds of millions of dollars to fix mistakes.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Convinced by Erdoğan’s argument that only a strong leader could alleviate their concerns about the country’s security and economy, the people of Turkey had approved his proposal.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, proposals gaining traction in the legislature aim to find ways to enact cost savings within the Pathways program, with the hopes that this in turn could be used to alleviate the waitlist.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, the Broward County Commission authorized its own consultant to determine whether to relieve the Sheriff’s Office from law enforcement responsibility for Port Everglades and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Above those words was a video of a masked vandal adding a scatological element to the billboard, a suggestion that the first lady — ad shown in the ad — is relieving herself on an American flag.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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