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
Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
These choices read as confidence-building and restorative, almost therapeutic.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Liyam Chitayat, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
Impressively, 75% of participants were using just the implant and no other therapeutics after just 12 months.
—New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Minze Health, a developer of digital diagnostic and therapeutic devices for urology maladies, announced Thomas Moore as president and chief executive officer, based in the Twin Cities.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
These choices read as confidence-building and restorative, almost therapeutic.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
Human bodies, for instance, are not yet equipped to degrade mirror molecules, so therapeutics based on such molecules could prove to be more stable and durable than current ones.
—Liyam Chitayat, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
Impressively, 75% of participants were using just the implant and no other therapeutics after just 12 months.
—New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapeutic
Adjective
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Garlic honey can be made at home and has potential culinary and medicinal uses.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the top, nestled among medicinal plants and fruit trees, sits a yellow house with white latticework and a porch that opens to a view of the hills.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Who knew the antidote for my incurable pixie cut envy would be a 13-second video of Kate Middleton?—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Music, can be an antidote, as it’s been found to promote social connectedness and emotional regulation, and concert attendance can increase empathy.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The best smart telescopes offer a powerful remedy to this problem in the form of advanced image stacking and real-time processing to filter out artificial light interference and reveal detail in objects that would be difficult to observe with the naked eye or traditional optics.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the Harvard Business Review (HBR) explains, learning is a remedy for the fear of failure.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shrinking is a dark comedy about therapists who grapple with their own challenges while also practicing mental health therapy for others.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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People often seek out therapy to understand what is going on with their emotions.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The world might end up ruled by large technology companies that impose their solutions throughout entire continents, leaving little space for homegrown creativity.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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An effective hair growth solution is less about fancy marketing claims, but formulas rooted in ingredients that can improve hair’s density and fullness while limiting breakage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Therapeutic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapeutic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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