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
Moreover, fewer than one-third of characters with mental health conditions were in therapy, and less than 15% used any form of medication to treat mental health issues.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
But this workaday agenda has been artfully wrapped in therapy-speak.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in the world, closely following lung cancer – and while treatments exist, many patients often exhibit resistance to current therapies.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
If sitting is the new smoking, maybe walking is the new therapy.
—Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
But this workaday agenda has been artfully wrapped in therapy-speak.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in the world, closely following lung cancer – and while treatments exist, many patients often exhibit resistance to current therapies.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
If sitting is the new smoking, maybe walking is the new therapy.
—Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapy
Noun
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The antidote to an eroding middle class (and the surest route to sustainable corporate success) is investing in people.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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It is made up of Marcus Aurelius’s advice to himself, produced perhaps as an antidote to being constantly surrounded by and subjected to the temptation and corruption of life as Emperor.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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The remedy provided in this subsection shall not preclude any remedy available under State or Federal law.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some customers have even shared some DIY remedies online, such as rubbing coconut oil into the holes of the CloudTec midsole, focusing on areas where the squeaking is worse, including the heel and midfoot.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Same reason Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki – who has emerged as the Dodgers’ surprise solution at closer – brought his talents here.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The containerized system could serve as an interim measure while permanent vertical-launch solutions are developed for future vessels.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Alnylam’s therapeutics are being explored for treating genetic, heart and neurological diseases.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This includes virtual consultations, online patient management tools, and digital therapeutics.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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