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
Many of the cultural icons who are seeking the elixir of youth are missing an important point.
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Full employment is, in many ways, an elixir for labor market imbalances and a major pillar for rebuilding the wage standard.
—Arindrajit Dube, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
Take a look at my medicine cabinet, stuffed with $200+ elixirs, and decide for yourself.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
In the thirties, elixir sulfanilamide, an antibiotic mixed into a toxic solvent, gave patients intense pain, kidney failure, and neurological problems.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Full employment is, in many ways, an elixir for labor market imbalances and a major pillar for rebuilding the wage standard.
—Arindrajit Dube, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
Take a look at my medicine cabinet, stuffed with $200+ elixirs, and decide for yourself.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
In the thirties, elixir sulfanilamide, an antibiotic mixed into a toxic solvent, gave patients intense pain, kidney failure, and neurological problems.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elixir
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Parrots make lime green flashes in sacred Almescar trees, a panacea of the indigenous Pataxó community.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Not a panacea Experts cautioned that EVs won’t fully solve problems around the green transition and energy security.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The news has been met with fear by a world still reeling from the pandemic, as hantavirus, a viral disease transmitted to humans by rodents that causes serious infections of the lungs or kidneys, does not have a specific vaccine, treatment, or cure.—
Nicola Bambini,
Vanity Fair,
10 May 2026
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Landon was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 1991 and spent the last few months of his life advocating for a cure.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Packed with nutrients like calcium, protein, and beneficial compounds, milk has benefits when used as a homemade garden remedy.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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In 1946, an émigré Frenchman turned Harvard professor, Georges Doriot, proposed an audacious remedy.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 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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Stem cells often are touted as a cure-all for everything from joint pain to Alzheimer’s, but the FDA has approved them only for a narrow set of disorders affecting blood production.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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Beyond unruly behavior on airplanes, drinking before a flight might not be the cure-all passengers are hoping for.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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“Elixir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elixir. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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