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
Alyssa Ramos, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
Sinclair’s work on senescence intersects with new therapeutic directions in oncology, from CAR-T failures linked to T-cell exhaustion to the growing interest in senolytic adjuvants.
—Gilberto Lopes, STAT, 12 Feb. 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
The arts have always been a therapeutic tool for Benjamin.
—Alyssa Ramos, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
Sinclair’s work on senescence intersects with new therapeutic directions in oncology, from CAR-T failures linked to T-cell exhaustion to the growing interest in senolytic adjuvants.
—Gilberto Lopes, STAT, 12 Feb. 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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Galen, the famous Greek physician of ancient Rome, wrote a medicinal recipe two millennia ago.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Holland, a postdoctoral researcher in medicinal chemistry at the UK’s University of Oxford, said that researchers were searching in new and extreme environments, such as ice caves and the seafloor, for biomolecules that could be developed into new antibiotic drugs.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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For those gray, dreary Berlin February days, the Berlinale this year is offering a colorful fever dream of a cinematic antidote courtesy of Pakistan.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Woanger Set of 4 Wicker Storage Baskets Pretty, functional storage solutions are the perfect antidote to impractical minimalism.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2026
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The bill also gives the legal right to anyone who is harmed by such material to seek a remedy and bring an action against the entity that distributed the material.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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In particular, the Justice Department is pressing for stiffer remedies in a verdict against Google over an alleged advertising monopoly.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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On Luck…or Something, Duff gives listeners a front row seat to the therapy sessions, marital tensions, mid-drive anxiety spirals, and fraught walks down memory lane that make up life for many a 30-something.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2026
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Her final step is using a compression therapy suit called the BallancerPro, which works in a sequential rhythm, moving upward from the feet toward the core.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The same principles can be used by engineers to develop technical systems that are robust, efficient and adaptable – just like biological solutions often are.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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When cleaning the heating element, don't spray the vinegar-water solution on directly, but instead dampen a microfiber cloth with it, and use that to wipe it clean.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Therapeutic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapeutic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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