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
It was famed British actor Laurence Olivier who encouraged Hopkins to pursue mental health therapy and see a psychiatrist.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Though the locker room area felt a little cramped, the treatment menu itself could not be more extensive, with everything from Indian head massages and Guinot facials to Dead Sea mud therapy and a special selection of Ayurvedic offerings.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
New York Therapy Animals' therapy dogs are trained at our NYC training school.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
My mom would often go to Marshalls after work — that was her way of stress release, retail therapy.
—Sheck Mulbah, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Though the locker room area felt a little cramped, the treatment menu itself could not be more extensive, with everything from Indian head massages and Guinot facials to Dead Sea mud therapy and a special selection of Ayurvedic offerings.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
New York Therapy Animals' therapy dogs are trained at our NYC training school.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
My mom would often go to Marshalls after work — that was her way of stress release, retail therapy.
—Sheck Mulbah, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapy
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Pelosi became the first speaker to regain the office in some 50 years, and her second term, from 2019 to 2023, became potentially more consequential than the first, particularly as the Democratic Party’s antidote to Trump.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani is a potential antidote to that malaise.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Considering these outcomes, what seems like a speedy remedy can actually create conditions for longer-term problems—both in relation to the environment and the home itself.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company said a recall remedy is imminent but, until then, owners should park away from structures and refrain from charging vehicles because of fire risks.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Food systems now account for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, but scientists say regenerative agriculture and climate-smart farming can help flip that into a future where farms also help grow climate solutions.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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So, the solution to the health care affordability crisis is going to be to take health care away from some millions of people and also bail Republicans out politically?—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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These candidates, expected to seek approval by 2026, use a special technology designed to deliver RNA therapeutics directly to muscle tissue.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Avidity specializes in developing an innovative class of ribonucleic acid (RNA) therapeutics called antibody oligonucleotide conjugates.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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