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wonder drug

noun

Definition of wonder drug

as in miracle drug

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Recent Examples of wonder drug The Second World War and the Cold War caused similar bursts in invention, creating nuclear power, radar, wonder drugs, computers, satellites, microchips, Moon landings, GPS, and much more. — David Szondy may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026 And every few years, a wonder drug comes along that seems to fit the definition. — Thomas Goetz, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026 There’s a little bit of business about how Zora and her team will be harvesting blood from the biggest dinos of land, sea, and sky in order to create a wonder drug that will cure heart disease … and isn’t heart disease how her mother died? — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 July 2025 This class of treatment — monoclonal antibodies, special artificial proteins that carry instructions to the body’s immune system — have the potential to be a genuine all-in-one allergy wonder drug. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wonder drug

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Noun

The medicine was capable of stabilizing the disease—an actual miracle drug.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey led the prehistoric revival, which revolved around a top-secret quest to retrieve the DNA of dinosaurs to create a miracle drug.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of miracle drug

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Several drugs in this class are approved to treat obesity in adolescents 12 and older, but none are currently approved for younger children.

— Babak J. Orandi, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
The drug induces a powerful loss of personal identity and a brief but total dissolution of time and space.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of drug

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The issue roiled French politics for years before lawmakers recently approved legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Doctors may recommend a combination of lifestyle changes, breathing devices, medications, and sometimes surgery.

— Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of medication

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Outside of her career, which includes early stints at Sony Pictures TV, Current TV and MTV, Bulochnikov-Paul has been an advocate for finding a cure and changing the perception about multiple sclerosis.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
The growing range of treatment options marks a shift from seeking a cure to focusing on avoiding the disease entirely.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

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