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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Medicaid is not a panacea for the struggle of rural hospitals.
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2024
Use an authenticator app from Google, Microsoft Security professionals say a better option, though also not a panacea, is to download an authenticator app, like Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator, on a mobile device.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 27 July 2024
Petro’s ascent to power is not a panacea for the country’s ills.
—Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2022
The Good Cause Eviction legislation is not a panacea and cannot address each issue New York renters encounter.
—Morenike Fajana, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2024
Use an authenticator app from Google, Microsoft Security professionals say a better option, though also not a panacea, is to download an authenticator app, like Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator, on a mobile device.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 27 July 2024
Petro’s ascent to power is not a panacea for the country’s ills.
—Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2022
The Good Cause Eviction legislation is not a panacea and cannot address each issue New York renters encounter.
—Morenike Fajana, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Panacea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panacea. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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