as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
talking over my problem with you has been good therapy
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Recent Examples of therapy
Bee sound therapy specifically involves listening to or sitting near the hum of an active hive.
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Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Initially, Adler felt crushed to find out he was adopted illegally, sending him into an identity crisis that led to years of therapy.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Sometimes Pagano suggests therapy for her clients who need to talk through the emotional baggage that can come up when going through their belongings.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The therapy targets a gene called PCSK9.
—Alice Park, Time, 28 May 2026
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Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Initially, Adler felt crushed to find out he was adopted illegally, sending him into an identity crisis that led to years of therapy.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Sometimes Pagano suggests therapy for her clients who need to talk through the emotional baggage that can come up when going through their belongings.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The therapy targets a gene called PCSK9.
—Alice Park, Time, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapy
Noun
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In turn, Mahan says his candidacy is an antidote to the populism on the right that is now matched by populism on the left.—
The Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Dabbling in this culinary staple is an antidote to uptight, disciplined design.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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In a loss, OpenAI could face pressure to implement remedies like age-gating free ChatGPT accounts to protect kids, shutting down conversations that discuss violence and suicide, and removing features that the state says deceptively make ChatGPT feel like talking to a human.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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Stories like Martinez’s are fueling interest in HBOT as a treatment for long COVID, a broad constellation of symptoms, including brain fog and debilitating fatigue that affects millions of people worldwide and has no clear remedy.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Scientific American,
1 June 2026
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According to the statement, Xcel has identified resource adequacy as a growing concern for several years and has proposed multiple solutions, including a near-term procurement plan designed to add 3,800 megawatts of new generation capacity.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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Instead of selecting a single contractor early in development, the Navy is allowing multiple companies to demonstrate competing solutions before determining which designs are mature enough for broader deployment.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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As such, there are currently no licensed therapeutics or vaccines against it.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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In theory, an AI governance committee operates like an institutional review bard or a pharmacy and therapeutics committee.—
David Talby,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapy. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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