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
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
For guests navigating stress, grief or major life transitions, access to therapists or coaches can transform a wellness stay into something genuinely therapeutic.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
Moving cannabis to a Schedule III drug ushers in the end of the cannabis prohibition era and the beginning of the regulation era, potentially creating promising opportunities around research and new therapeutics.
—Carey S. Cadieux, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Nearby is the Harvey Nichols Clinic, which offers a variety of aesthetic and therapeutic beauty services by brands including Dr Motox, which is known for bespoke treatments and noninvasive injectables, fillers and facials.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
For guests navigating stress, grief or major life transitions, access to therapists or coaches can transform a wellness stay into something genuinely therapeutic.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Noun
By studying how tissues can survive without oxygen, researchers can potentially develop therapeutics to treat conditions of oxygen deprivation, such as strokes.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
Moving cannabis to a Schedule III drug ushers in the end of the cannabis prohibition era and the beginning of the regulation era, potentially creating promising opportunities around research and new therapeutics.
—Carey S. Cadieux, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapeutic
Adjective
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Both the natural ingredients and medicinal drugs used to treat fungal infections tend to be pungent.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The patient wouldn’t have had the benefit of modern anesthetics, but archaeological traces at other sites suggest Neanderthals knew about medicinal plants like chamomile and yarrow, as well as antiseptics like birch tar.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Polish actor Swiezewski proves a worthy antidote to Manenti’s stolidness, bringing charm and exuberance to their scenes together.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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That show landed in the summer of 2020, right when the country needed a charming, good-hearted antidote to the terrors of COVID lockdown and an impending election.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 May 2026
Noun
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In 1935, the owner of the then sad-sack Philadelphia Eagles grew tired of better teams scooping up all the best players, and proposed the draft as a remedy.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The laws of New York authorize such a turnover order generally as a post-judgment enforcement remedy.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The potential medical interventions are similar to those involved in transitioning — mental health therapy, hormone therapy and surgeries.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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The practice has become a major global travel trend as more people — including A-list celebrities — fly abroad specifically for aesthetic care, from facials and Botox to regenerative therapies and full cosmetic procedures.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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The book arrives at a moment when Americans are simultaneously more medication-dependent and more skeptical of purely pharmaceutical solutions than at any point in recent memory.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Counties across the state have been pondering this crisis and devising solutions that can be accomplished in partnership with our state leaders — because this crisis is unquestionably our shared responsibility to solve.—
Monica Montgomery Steppe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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“Therapeutic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapeutic. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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