Definition of nostrumnext
as in panacea
something that cures all ills or problems a quack nostrum for cancer of all types

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Recent Examples of nostrum 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 Wolff’s work and influence, alongside a simultaneous rise in the fields of psychology and psychosomatic medicine, helped to disperse those nostrums into the wider culture. — Tom Zeller Jr. july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025 His personal integrity conflicts with liberal nostrums, resulting in Fish and Poinsettia’s bizarre repulsion-attraction rapport. — Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025 Eight years later, Democrats have devolved into nostrums about appealing to the middle class, ditching academic language, and finding a uniting message. — Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nostrum
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Noun
  • But Roy cautions against treating consumption as a panacea for control.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While there’s no panacea for a longer life, researchers have found that certain foods are strongly associated with healthy aging and a reduced risk of chronic disease.
    — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Indulging that passion and effectively passing it along to Peloton’s members has proven to be the elixir Gentry was missing.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Bur Bur’s oil is my holy elixir for dry, thinning, lifeless hair.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Many rely on traditional remedies and visit doctors infrequently, Nolt said.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Without a remedy likely to address its alleged injury, the DOJ lacked standing.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • There is no cure for AS, but treatment options like medications, physical therapy, and lifestyle habits can help reduce pain and inflammation.
    — Health Editorial Team, HEALTH, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In both cases, the cure is worse than France’s current sickness.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • L’Orvietan and its imitators had their roots in a more antique antidote called theriac.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Zinc lozenges suddenly became the theriac to cure all ills; masks and hand-sanitizer, the ambergris and zedoary to ward off infection.
    — Spencer Strub, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2020
Noun
  • When sleep problems need more than a snack A nighttime handful of pistachios is not a cure-all.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • There are accommodating doctors (the wonderful Brooks Ashmanskas), forever ready with the cure-all enemas upon which Argan insists, and a goofy doctor’s son (Hiram Delgado) who Argan wants for a son-in-law.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Nostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nostrum. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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