as in remedy
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
hoped that taking dance lessons would prove to be an antidote for her loneliness
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Recent Examples of antidote
Taking a vacation is now the antidote for nearly every ailment, from insomnia to technology addiction.
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Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Blasé waves are basically a collision between the old money, quiet luxury, Upper East-Sider aesthetics that have been blowing up on TikTok and the bratty, grungy, rebel movements that have been taking off as an antidote.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
Denver hasn’t shown an appetite to attach their only tradeable first-round pick in 2031.
Would swapping out Porter for LaVine be the necessary antidote to cure Denver’s inconsistencies?
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The antidote for most poisons is the poison itself.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Blasé waves are basically a collision between the old money, quiet luxury, Upper East-Sider aesthetics that have been blowing up on TikTok and the bratty, grungy, rebel movements that have been taking off as an antidote.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
Denver hasn’t shown an appetite to attach their only tradeable first-round pick in 2031.
Would swapping out Porter for LaVine be the necessary antidote to cure Denver’s inconsistencies?
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The antidote for most poisons is the poison itself.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidote
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McKnight and others have proposed legal reforms that would modernize remedies available to content creators.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Third, policyholders need effective remedies when insurance companies are found to have acted unreasonably.Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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The blockchain foundation of these systems offers robust solutions for data governance and compliance – critical concerns for regulated industries.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Other startups offer solutions for producing and editing video content with AI, like Veed.io and Runway.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Computational biology is not only leading to tremendous discoveries like new brain maps and cures for diseases, but biology is getting a glow up from the results, thanks to Blender tool developers like Brady Johnston and animators like Tyler Sloan.Amy Sterling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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While there is no cure for glaucoma, early detection and treatment might prevent or delay permanent vision loss.Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Antidote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidote. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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