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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
Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Republicans have been silent on cuts to programs that keep women and children safe from abuse, life-saving care for veterans, and medical research and cures.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Treatment options are similar to those for asthma but are focused on managing symptoms, improving quality of life, and slowing the disease's progression rather than curing the condition.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Republicans have been silent on cuts to programs that keep women and children safe from abuse, life-saving care for veterans, and medical research and cures.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Millions of Americans depend on our nation's research institutions for treatments and cures to the diseases that devastate families every day.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Republicans have been silent on cuts to programs that keep women and children safe from abuse, life-saving care for veterans, and medical research and cures.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Shouldn’t a natural product that can cure anything be good for humanity?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Treatment options are similar to those for asthma but are focused on managing symptoms, improving quality of life, and slowing the disease's progression rather than curing the condition.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
Millions of Americans depend on our nation's research institutions for treatments and cures to the diseases that devastate families every day.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Republicans have been silent on cuts to programs that keep women and children safe from abuse, life-saving care for veterans, and medical research and cures.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
Verb
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That first week after Mary’s release proved oddly healing for Karina.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Even after the physical scars healed, I was left with emotional ones.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Grant Williams wasn’t going anywhere yet and was among the last to finally emerge from his latest training session rehabilitating his torn right ACL.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2025
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But Daniels, 27, is still rehabilitating an Achilles injury from Week 5 of last season.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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That would effectively delay the timeline, but give the attorneys a chance to remedy terms Wilken disputes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Trump has the opportunity to remedy the energy missteps of the past administration, but his executive order pausing approvals for onshore and offshore wind projects falls into the same trap that previous leadership did.—
David Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Other ways to fix bland soup include adding umami, fat, or sweetness.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2025
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To fix a bland soup, try reducing the liquid, adding more seasoning, or mixing in an acid like lemon juice or vinegar.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The surfeit of interested workers has not alleviated the labor shortage.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Starting the hiring process doesn’t alleviate their workload in the interim.—
Nolan Hout,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Rather than rising up and killing its former masters, Murderbot just goes about performing its security work, relieving the boredom by watching a lot of entertainment media.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Trump rejected a 90-day pause in tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday, a bit of rumor that briefly relieved agitated financial markets before it was promptly dismissed by the White House as fiction.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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