as in panacea
something that cures all ills or problems
warned that casino gambling would not be an elixir for all of the region's economic woes
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Recent Examples of elixir
To make one serving, combine 1/3 cup of the turmeric-ginger elixir, 1/2 tablespoon of the chamomile honey, the juice of half a lemon, and either sparkling or coconut water for ultra hydration!
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Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
Roughly 71% of the face of our world is covered in seas, lakes, rivers, and oceans, serving as the elixir for more than three billion years of global life.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
This full-size kit includes a lineup of tone-evening, skin-brightening elixirs: the Phloretin CF serum, Discoloration Defense serum, Retinol 0.5 treatment, Physical Fusion UV Defense SPF 50 sunscreen lotion.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024
Yes Best for Flyaways: Beauty Pie Seven Oil Hair Elixir
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Flyaway-prone hair might thrive most with this seven-oil hair elixir that has jojoba oil, wheat germ, macadamia, peach kernel, rosehip oil, and more.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
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Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
Roughly 71% of the face of our world is covered in seas, lakes, rivers, and oceans, serving as the elixir for more than three billion years of global life.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
This full-size kit includes a lineup of tone-evening, skin-brightening elixirs: the Phloretin CF serum, Discoloration Defense serum, Retinol 0.5 treatment, Physical Fusion UV Defense SPF 50 sunscreen lotion.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024
Yes Best for Flyaways: Beauty Pie Seven Oil Hair Elixir
Courtesy of brand
Beauty Pie Seven Oil Hair Elixir
$29
Beauty Pie
Flyaway-prone hair might thrive most with this seven-oil hair elixir that has jojoba oil, wheat germ, macadamia, peach kernel, rosehip oil, and more.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elixir
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Young Democrats show Jeffersonian flair Youth for youth’s sake is not a panacea — for example, Republicans Matt Gaetz and Carolina Amesty are hardly lodestars for political emulation.Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Decades ago, much of the nation believed that moderate drinking was harmless, and that red wine, in particular, might be a panacea.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 3 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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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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Population trends today should raise serious questions about all the old nostrums that humans are somehow hard-wired to replace themselves to continue the species.Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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Expressed in what economists call the Phillips curve, this nostrum proved nearly useless in explaining the economy’s recent behavior.David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
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Furthermore, covering the Association with a healthier mix of praise and critiques while offering a higher level than elementary analysis and illustrating what makes so many players and teams compelling isn't a cure-all.Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Douglas Irwin, a trade historian at Dartmouth University, said Trump has tended to see tariffs as a cure-all for a variety of economic issues the U.S. is contending with.Rob Wile, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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