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
Lebrun agrees that the best antidote to winter boredom is planning opportunities to socialize, whether indoors or outdoors.
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Lilly Milman, Vox, 6 Feb. 2025
In fact, higher education is an antidote to growing American extremism.
—Tracy Hresko Pearl, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
The scientists sought to identify antidote proteins to combat three representative target toxins: a short-chain alpha neurotoxin, a long-chain alpha neurotoxin, and a cytotoxin.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
With its historical reputation of being a city of joiners, Chicago is the perfect place to look for an antidote to the loneliness epidemic.
—John Hewko, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Lilly Milman, Vox, 6 Feb. 2025
In fact, higher education is an antidote to growing American extremism.
—Tracy Hresko Pearl, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
The scientists sought to identify antidote proteins to combat three representative target toxins: a short-chain alpha neurotoxin, a long-chain alpha neurotoxin, and a cytotoxin.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
With its historical reputation of being a city of joiners, Chicago is the perfect place to look for an antidote to the loneliness epidemic.
—John Hewko, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidote
Noun
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Those searching for catharsis or an applicable remedy to their own heartaches and existential muddles will find only one definitive answer—that no person can ever fully know her own mind.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Lukens said Amica is considering many remedies, possibly including a lawsuit to stop the action.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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But for solutions like this to gain traction, the conversation around sustainability has to change.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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This ruling underscores the urgent need for clear, equitable solutions to address the student debt crisis and to ensure that borrowers are not left in limbo.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Both are palliatives but not cures to the challenge of creating a unified legal function capable of serving the needs of digital/AI-era business.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The first season ended with Joel making the shocking decision to massacre a group of Fireflies, who planned to use Elle's immunity to make a cure for the infection but at the cost of her life.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Antidote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidote. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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