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
Think of it as if The Devil Wears Prada went to therapy.
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Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The therapy strengthens the muscles at the front of the airway, helping support the throat and maintain airflow during breathing.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026
Specifically, the companies are investigating psilocybin as a therapy for treatment-resistant depression and for major depressive disorder; methylone is being studied as a potential treatment for PTSD.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
The agency told the drug company Lykos Therapeutics that there wasn’t enough evidence that the therapy was safe and effective.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The therapy strengthens the muscles at the front of the airway, helping support the throat and maintain airflow during breathing.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026
Specifically, the companies are investigating psilocybin as a therapy for treatment-resistant depression and for major depressive disorder; methylone is being studied as a potential treatment for PTSD.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
The agency told the drug company Lykos Therapeutics that there wasn’t enough evidence that the therapy was safe and effective.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for therapy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapy
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Former Los Angeles Times scribe Louis Sahagun wrote about the company’s effort to bring its anti-venom antidote, Varespladib, to the market in 2023.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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And the Chiefs jumped up three spots to take LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane as a new antidote to the Waddle-Courtland Sutton combination in Denver.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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The second will determine an appropriate remedy if the jury and judge find in Musk’s favor.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jury selection starts Monday, but jurors won’t have the final say in either the liability phase of the trial or the remedies phase, if the trial reaches that point.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Schroff said before the event, Flex is making efforts to help with artificial intelligence and data centers with a focus on health solutions, consumer goods, automation and the power industry.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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That should be a clarion call for innovators in AI, diagnostics, therapeutics, housing, robotics, caregiving, and financial protection.—
Ken Dychtwald,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Biogen is developing an investigational therapeutic called BIIB080 to treat Alzheimer's disease, which could continue to prove effective in clinical studies this summer.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapy. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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