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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom
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as in remedy
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer
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as in to heal
to bring about recovery from
do you have anything that will cure my headache?
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as in to rehabilitate
to restore to a healthy condition
the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
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as in curate
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Recent Examples of cure
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Try a thermal cure in a charming spa town
Spa breaks in France often have little to do with luxury hotels.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025
Iman Balagam, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Ex-Core, a spin off of Donkervoort, does it differently, with sheets laid down in a smaller mold with a powder filling in the empty parts, and then cured with a self-heating tool until the powder turns to syntactic foam to push the carbon-fiber sheets into every angle of the mold.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Try a thermal cure in a charming spa town
Spa breaks in France often have little to do with luxury hotels.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Treatment Is a Possible Way to Avoid or Delay Knee Replacement
While there is no cure for osteoarthritis, people can ease symptoms with medications, including analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (aspirin, ibuprofen), and corticosteroids.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Try a thermal cure in a charming spa town
Spa breaks in France often have little to do with luxury hotels.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
Hanna says it’s designed to cure using natural UV light, so there’s no need for a physical UV lamp.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Ex-Core, a spin off of Donkervoort, does it differently, with sheets laid down in a smaller mold with a powder filling in the empty parts, and then cured with a self-heating tool until the powder turns to syntactic foam to push the carbon-fiber sheets into every angle of the mold.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
Treatment Is a Possible Way to Avoid or Delay Knee Replacement
While there is no cure for osteoarthritis, people can ease symptoms with medications, including analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (aspirin, ibuprofen), and corticosteroids.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Try a thermal cure in a charming spa town
Spa breaks in France often have little to do with luxury hotels.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
Verb
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Her writing provides readers with a sanctuary to step back, reflect inward, and heal on an individual basis.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Demonstrating his support and sensitivity, Justin makes a concerted effort to help Keisha heal from—and not be defined—by the experience.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
8 May 2025
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His actions solidified the public’s perception of him as unlikely to ever rehabilitate his image or return to public duties.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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And if Harvey Weinstein, the man whose name became synonymous with #MeToo, can be rehabilitated, well … maybe #MeToo never even happened?—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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To remedy the lack of fresh food, some municipalities have pledged part of their state grocery tax revenues to attract grocery stores, and are contractually obligated to come up with the money whether the state provides it or not.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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To remedy its poor agricultural production, the French state began pushing land consolidation, industrial farm practices, and U.S. tractors.—
Made by History,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The network has put together a focus group to figure out how to fix the issue.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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To fix this, the MIT researchers developed a new ultra-thin material that can sense infrared radiation without any cooling and outperforms cooled detectors at the same time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The result is often a child who takes on too much responsibility, sacrificing their own childhood to help alleviate the stress their parent is experiencing.—
Lia Miller,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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Starbucks is also using new technology to alleviate staffing bottlenecks and speed pickup times for mobile orders.—
Kevin Williams,
Quartz,
29 Apr. 2025
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Understanding that the entire AI industry potentially has a stake in the ruling, Chhabria apparently sought to relieve some tension at the end of the hearing with a joke, Wired reported.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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While on a shift with the patient, the nurse arriving to relieve Gloria discovered the patient unattended and informed staff.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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