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
Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, the study’s findings have therapeutic potential.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Time Staff, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Advanced diagnostics and cutting-edge therapeutics, such as new cancer treatments and weight-loss medications, are transforming people’s lives and bodies but come at steep costs compared to previous therapies.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
There are some, and (there) should be increased, opportunities for therapeutic intervention for parents as well.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, the study’s findings have therapeutic potential.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
This includes virtual consultations, online patient management tools, and digital therapeutics.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Advanced diagnostics and cutting-edge therapeutics, such as new cancer treatments and weight-loss medications, are transforming people’s lives and bodies but come at steep costs compared to previous therapies.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapeutic
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For example, the Yucca Plant Quilt Block in Martin County is located on a historic site and features a medicinal plant used by the Tuscarora Indians.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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This four-star hotel has a gourmet restaurant, a fondue restaurant with panoramic views, a wine cellar, and a nearly 13,000-square-foot spa that offers treatments using medicinal mountain herbs.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Pelosi became the first speaker to regain the office in some 50 years, and her second term, from 2019 to 2023, became potentially more consequential than the first, particularly as the Democratic Party’s antidote to Trump.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani is a potential antidote to that malaise.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Considering these outcomes, what seems like a speedy remedy can actually create conditions for longer-term problems—both in relation to the environment and the home itself.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company said a recall remedy is imminent but, until then, owners should park away from structures and refrain from charging vehicles because of fire risks.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the press conference, the FDA’s experts noted that the of the therapy’s delivery method could play a role in risks and benefits for certain people.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 2025
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Since then, additional research has shown those risks were overstated, and the therapy can instead reduce heart disease when prescribed earlier.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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Food systems now account for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, but scientists say regenerative agriculture and climate-smart farming can help flip that into a future where farms also help grow climate solutions.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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So, the solution to the health care affordability crisis is going to be to take health care away from some millions of people and also bail Republicans out politically?—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Therapeutic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapeutic. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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