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
Results from this study could help develop specialized therapies for both men and women at risk for Alzheimer’s.
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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
The ranch provides therapy for military veterans with PTSD, and Bolles, who grew up in a wildfire danger zone in Utah, spent his day clearing brush and cleaning debris around the facility in what was a full-circle moment.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Downtown Delray Beach businesses are teaming up to provide some retail therapy this summer by offering discounts with a wellness twist.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
No Longer: Rewriting Genetic Fate, which provides a detailed examination of this therapy and other gene therapies.
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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
The ranch provides therapy for military veterans with PTSD, and Bolles, who grew up in a wildfire danger zone in Utah, spent his day clearing brush and cleaning debris around the facility in what was a full-circle moment.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Downtown Delray Beach businesses are teaming up to provide some retail therapy this summer by offering discounts with a wellness twist.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
No Longer: Rewriting Genetic Fate, which provides a detailed examination of this therapy and other gene therapies.
Editorial StandardsReprints & Permissions
Find William A. Haseltine on LinkedIn and X.
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One Community.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapy
Noun
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Any sort of creative activity involves expression, which is a great antidote to depression.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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Our voices and our stories can serve as an antidote to fascism and authoritarianism.—
Raquel Willis,
Time,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Former President Joe Biden's DOJ, riding a wave of anti-corporatism on the left, proposed a far-reaching set of remedies that strayed well beyond the original case.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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If Google’s Ai Mode Succeeds? One possible remedy for content providers — which The Atlantic highlights — is to maintain direct access to their content consumers.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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While a solution was put in place, Gastonia’s mayor, a city council member and local advocates say that having the cooling station outdoors is less than acceptable.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Integration Of Domain Expertise: Allows for direct incorporation of expert knowledge (e.g., via knowledge graphs) into the learning and reasoning process, making AI solutions more contextually aware and effective.—
Anuradha Weeraman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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