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. 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. Join The Conversation Comments 0 One Community. William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for therapy
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Noun
  • Any sort of creative activity involves expression, which is a great antidote to depression.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
  • Our voices and our stories can serve as an antidote to fascism and authoritarianism.
    Raquel Willis, Time, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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