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
Putting them in space, then, can seem like a panacea: solving the energy-use problem with 24/7 solar power, and freeing communities from the burden of air, noise, and water pollution.
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Sophie Hurwitz, Wired News, 20 Sep. 2025
Of course, these tools aren’t a panacea or a perfect solution.
—Nayaki Nayyar, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But researchers caution that ultra-high-resolution modeling is not a panacea.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Times have changed, and squirreling away cap space is no longer a panacea, something the Heat essentially acknowledged in changing course over the past year.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Hurwitz, Wired News, 20 Sep. 2025
Of course, these tools aren’t a panacea or a perfect solution.
—Nayaki Nayyar, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But researchers caution that ultra-high-resolution modeling is not a panacea.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Times have changed, and squirreling away cap space is no longer a panacea, something the Heat essentially acknowledged in changing course over the past year.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for panacea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panacea
Noun
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The remedy provided in this subsection shall not preclude any remedy available under State or Federal law.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some customers have even shared some DIY remedies online, such as rubbing coconut oil into the holes of the CloudTec midsole, focusing on areas where the squeaking is worse, including the heel and midfoot.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For now, there is no cure for MS.—
Michelle Maves,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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While symptoms are manageable, there is no cure.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From ingredient sourcing to finding just the right composition, the entire process took over two years, with the final elixirs bottled in a vessel just as special as the fragrance.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
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But some experts view these infrastructure elixirs as bad fiscal medicine.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sheehan, like Sasaki, is not a cure-all.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Yes, Baltimore’s defense is wretched, so don’t count on this being a cure-all, exactly.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But 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—and into the prevailing paradigm within which other headache scientists and clinicians toiled.—
Tom Zeller Jr.
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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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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“Panacea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panacea. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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