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panaceas

noun

plural of panacea
as in nostrums
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 panaceas Even the most bullish technologists acknowledge that there are no panaceas and that models come with tradeoffs and limits. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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  1. remedies
  2. elixirs
  3. cure-alls
Noun
  • The consent decree features five years’ worth of remedies to remove the competitive harms posed by the merger, Blizzard explained.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
  • That is not a blanket promise against layoffs, and any agreed upon coverage, exceptions, processes, and remedies remain largely unclear.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of remedies
Noun
  • Some blooms can be consumed or mixed into elixirs, bringing aesthetic charm, subtle flavor, and wellness benefits to your dishes and routine.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
  • The Roman writers Celsus and Pliny the Elder attest to these beliefs; people lined up to avail themselves of bodily elixirs.
    — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Definition of elixirs
Noun
  • Where InsurTech startups were once pitched as plug-and-play cure-alls, the talk now is of narrower tools trained on a single bottleneck, with the carrier keeping hold of the judgment.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of cure-alls

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“Panaceas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panaceas. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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