as in panacea
something that cures all ills or problems
raising a young person's self-esteem is not the cure-all that some people think
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Recent Examples of cure-all
But Payton resisted the idea that injecting more tempo situations was a cure-all for the offense.
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Stem cells often are touted as a cure-all for everything from joint pain to Alzheimer’s, but the FDA has approved them only for a narrow set of disorders affecting blood production.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Beyond unruly behavior on airplanes, drinking before a flight might not be the cure-all passengers are hoping for.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Meurice's protocol, called Bathysmed, is meant to give people the tools to help reduce anxiety or depression, but is not a cure-all to replace psychological treatment.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Stem cells often are touted as a cure-all for everything from joint pain to Alzheimer’s, but the FDA has approved them only for a narrow set of disorders affecting blood production.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Beyond unruly behavior on airplanes, drinking before a flight might not be the cure-all passengers are hoping for.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Meurice's protocol, called Bathysmed, is meant to give people the tools to help reduce anxiety or depression, but is not a cure-all to replace psychological treatment.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure-all
Noun
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And environmentalists like Patrick McDonough warn that building more desal plants up and down the California coast isn't the panacea for the Colorado River crisis.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Cons to Using Orange Peels While often touted as a panacea around the garden, orange peels have some downsides.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
31 May 2026
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Most creditors must first sue you, obtain a judgment and pursue legal collection remedies.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The Big 12 seeks several remedies, including a declaration that Paxton’s threats amount to a violation of the First Amendment.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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Hoping for a future, a cure, and an end to brain cancer.—
Brian Hackney,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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But there is no guarantee here, because there's no cure yet for Alzheimer's.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
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Via peptides, keratin, fermented rice powder, and botanical extract—cocktailed into a watery serum—this elixir is one of the most potent topical thickening agents.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
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The same elixir of plummeting employment and rising healthcare costs has also plagued the directors, though not to the same degree.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Anderson found the origins of present fads in the fervent nostrums of the past.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Because of the false but persistent and powerfully seductive nostrum that reducing the value of a country’s currency will stimulate its economy by making its exports cheaper and its imports more expensive.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Cure-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure-all. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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