as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
gentle exercise can be therapeutic for hospital patients
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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
some charitable work might be the best therapeutic for that guy's total self-absorption
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Recent Examples of therapeutic
Mark J. Ratain, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026
Some of the pools are cool enough to safely soak in, meaning a therapeutic mud bath is in your future.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Outside of the clinic, Bindra’s research focuses on bringing new brain tumor therapeutics from bench to bedside.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
But for many anticancer drugs, lower doses have the same therapeutic benefit but fewer side effects.
—Mark J. Ratain, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026
Some of the pools are cool enough to safely soak in, meaning a therapeutic mud bath is in your future.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
Danaher’s products are used to develop and manufacture therapeutics, as well as diagnose diseases.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Outside of the clinic, Bindra’s research focuses on bringing new brain tumor therapeutics from bench to bedside.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapeutic
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Part of the problem is that the greatest efficiencies AI offers today are far upstream in the drug-development process, including identifying hits and leads, assessing toxicity, optimizing medicinal chemistry, and narrowing which candidates deserve scarce laboratory resources.—
Henry Skinner,
STAT,
5 Mar. 2026
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The waters were historically heralded for medicinal and therapeutic properties.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
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At the top of the pyramid stood a chief executive officer who marketed the company’s work as the antidote to the opioid epidemic.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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Haulcy might be the perfect antidote to that problem.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Harrison wrote that her office reserves the right to use other remedies at its disposal.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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But a remedy is still under development for the recall impacting the Escapes, Corsairs, Aviators and Explorers, this week's recall announcement noted.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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If the steam shower doesn’t cure your jet lag, a color-therapy session in the soaking tub surely will.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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Members of the cast have seen Anderson’s reels, and Beverley Mitchell (Lucy) even collaborated with Anderson on a video where her character goes to therapy.—
Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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No one’s comfortable saying that that pop music should be a bastion of the wealthy, but solutions to that are not free-market solutions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, absent a compelling solution to the strait’s closure, oil prices will continue to march higher.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Therapeutic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapeutic. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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