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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
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
4 June 2026
Aids digestion and assimulation, cures dyspepsia, cures neuralgia and sick headache, invigorates the brain and nervous system.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
Here come the Padres Nothing cures a team’s woes this season better than playing three games against the Angels.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Nothing cures a style rut quite like a little color blocking.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Autoclave technology takes pre-impregnated carbon-fiber shapes and then cures them under high pressure and temperature to deliver maximum structural rigidity and weight savings.
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Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
4 June 2026
Aids digestion and assimulation, cures dyspepsia, cures neuralgia and sick headache, invigorates the brain and nervous system.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
Here come the Padres Nothing cures a team’s woes this season better than playing three games against the Angels.
—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Nothing cures a style rut quite like a little color blocking.
—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cures
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There are antidotes to the problem of our status quo’s ineffective and punitive safety net.
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The vision underpinning the project reflects Karmitz’s belief that cinemas should serve as antidotes to digital isolation.
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For his part, Sherman, a long-time champion of wriggling remedies, cheered the clearance as a step forward for MDT generally.
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Giamusso, the bureau spokesperson, denied that these are reasons a person in prison would have their remedies rejected.
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Your body will eventually expel the stuck parts as the wound heals.
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Fibroblast populations decline with age, which may help explain why older skin heals more slowly.
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Leymon, the criminal justice professor, said Oregon’s law fixes a key weakness in the fight against domestic violence and stalking.
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The model writes the code, runs the tests, reads the errors, fixes the code, runs the tests again, and reports back when something is shipped.
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Kline curates works from 1850 to 1960–Kline curates works from 1850 to 1960–the end of the 19th century to the end of modernism.
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Based in Rome, the Italian luxury label curates pieces for men and women, with an eye for tailoring and crisp lines.
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Ali Aydan is the founder and CEO of DORIX, building Britain’s smart access solutions legacy brand.
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For more nostalgic Tupperware finds and other useful food storage solutions at Amazon, keep reading.
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The drugs brought on psychotic episodes that were destructive, and when his son was about 20, the family made the difficult decision to ask Sean to leave the house.
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Correctional Health Services, which administers addiction treatment programs in the jails, said more efforts are needed to prevent drugs from getting into the facilities.
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And without significant sanctions relief that alleviates the suffering of ordinary Iranians and sets the country on a clear path to economic recovery, difficult questions could again arise about the regime’s longstanding policy of defiance against the US.
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Seasoned party-planners say that striving to create meaningful interactions instead of for perfection alleviates some of the stress of hosting.
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“Cures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cures. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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