panacea

noun

ˌpa-nə-ˈsē-ə How to pronounce panacea (audio)
Definition of panaceanext
as in remedy
something that cures all ills or problems a woman who seems to believe that chicken soup is a panacea for nearly everything

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Recent Examples of panacea Long Cheng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences also thinks raw data is no panacea. — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026 Orbital data centers may be billed as a panacea for reducing stress on Earth’s resources, but any spaceward shift will not actually address the root of those problems—and will introduce new ones—Boley argues. — Arielle Frommer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 Additionally, missing middle and other reforms do not function as a panacea. — Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 New institutions, even those that are built and sequenced properly, will not be a panacea. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for panacea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panacea
  1. remedy
  2. cure
  3. elixir
  4. cure-all
  5. nostrum
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
Definition of remedy
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
Definition of cure
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
Definition of elixir
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
Definition of cure-all
Noun
  • As is the assault on science, the undermining of research and the promotion of nutty nostrums by those at the highest levels of the federal government.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Anderson found the origins of present fads in the fervent nostrums of the past.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of nostrum

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“Panacea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panacea. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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