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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
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025
In Greek mythology, cabbages were considered a cure for drunkenness, and so, of course, were eaten in vast quantities.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Anna Haines, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
In most cases, the standard of care is still chemotherapy and radiation, which can buy patients time but rarely cures them.
—John Carreyrou, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025
In Greek mythology, cabbages were considered a cure for drunkenness, and so, of course, were eaten in vast quantities.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Federation Council, no longer claiming the moral high ground over Section 31, later decided to withhold the cure.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025
In Greek mythology, cabbages were considered a cure for drunkenness, and so, of course, were eaten in vast quantities.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
These statements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease and our recommendations have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
In most cases, the standard of care is still chemotherapy and radiation, which can buy patients time but rarely cures them.
—John Carreyrou, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
The Federation Council, no longer claiming the moral high ground over Section 31, later decided to withhold the cure.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025
In Greek mythology, cabbages were considered a cure for drunkenness, and so, of course, were eaten in vast quantities.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
Verb
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His wounds may heal, but the emotional toll this has to have had is devastating.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement But those centuries of public service have left deep scars, some of which may never heal.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Instead, county records show, one of the existing tanks was rehabilitated.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Word has it that the Cold War bunker there called Detachment Hotel is being rehabilitated, having been built originally for those times when JFK was at the Kennedy family Palm Beach compound known as the Winter White House.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In order to remedy that, her nonprofit and Howdy Homemade entered into a franchise agreement to open a local store — with more to come.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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The settlement is one of several steps that the Biden administration has taken to remedy the effects of policies felt by L.G.B.T.Q. service members for decades.—
Aishvarya Kavi,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Repairs can be costly, and damage can take months to fix.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Back then, the GM was attempting to fix problems that had contributed to a late-season decline and an ugly wild-card-round defeat at Tampa.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Stress: Jennie can help alleviate psychological stress in long-term hospital patients.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
24 Jan. 2025
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With no viable options for a second scorer to take the load off of Curry, getting either Vucevic or Turner will help alleviate the scoring burden and with lineup versatility.—
Jannelle Moore,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Assisting them with the paperwork for financial assistance can relieve some of their stress.—
Julie Scott, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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When a man in a suburb of the Greek city of Thessaloniki found an almost meter-tall decapitated body wrapped in a bag in a trash can, he was probably relieved it was made of marble.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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