as in panacea
something that cures all ills or problems
warned that casino gambling would not be an elixir for all of the region's economic woes
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Recent Examples of elixir
The potion in question is, of course, Death Becomes Her's magical elixir that gives you eternal life.
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 5 June 2025
Le Père Blaize, the sixth-generation herbalist’s shop, is the place to go for teas, essential oils and medicinal elixirs.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The lunar elixir, from the Ugly Delicious section of Fura’s Journal of Future Foods menu highlighting retail-imperfect ingredients, was a sensory bait and switch.
—Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2025
While generally safe, most studies use high-dose turmeric supplements—unlike the small amounts in wellness shots and elixirs—and lack strong evidence for the combination.
—Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 5 June 2025
Le Père Blaize, the sixth-generation herbalist’s shop, is the place to go for teas, essential oils and medicinal elixirs.
—Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The lunar elixir, from the Ugly Delicious section of Fura’s Journal of Future Foods menu highlighting retail-imperfect ingredients, was a sensory bait and switch.
—Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2025
While generally safe, most studies use high-dose turmeric supplements—unlike the small amounts in wellness shots and elixirs—and lack strong evidence for the combination.
—Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elixir
Noun
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This isn’t a panacea for the priciest programs, including most MBAs.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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But clearly there are still limits here—AI can’t be some sort of panacea.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The paralysis must be from a cervical spinal cord injury or from ALS, a rare disease with no cure that causes nerve cells to stop working and muscles to become weak, leading to paralysis.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2025
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During the season 1 finale, Ellie and Joel finally reached the Firefly establishment in Salt Lake City, Utah, which was planning to use Ellie's immunity to develop a cure for Cordyceps, Screen Rant writes.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Claim 5: Homeopathy and Supplements Can Replace Vaccines Homeopathic remedies and supplements have not been shown to trigger an immune response or prevent disease like vaccines do.—
Tim Ryan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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The State Executive Committee then reviews the case to find a remedy, according to the rule.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2025
Noun
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His personal integrity conflicts with liberal nostrums, resulting in Fish and Poinsettia’s bizarre repulsion-attraction rapport.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 June 2025
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Kennedy has promoted almost useless nostrums against measles, such as Vitamin A, while describing vaccination as a personal choice.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Also referred to as petroleum jelly, which is the primary ingredient of Vaseline, it was invented during the 1800s as a cure-all balm and has become a household staple since.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Pimple patches aren’t a cure-all for acne, but for certain kinds of pimples, these small but mighty patches can be very effective at curbing inflammation and speeding up the healing process.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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“Elixir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elixir. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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