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
After a long flight, this is the place to catch a break by the fireplace with an herbal elixir and a good rubdown or a dip in one of the whirlpools.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Wally, a doctor, wants to experiment with Mother and use her golden blood to help humanity, arguing that the youthful elixir surely contains a multitude of medical cures.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Blending apple cider vinegar and turmeric into a shot or elixir has gained popularity among wellness enthusiasts as a natural remedy for a wide variety of health concerns.
—Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 17 May 2026
The elixir, which contains popular beauty care ingredients including squalane, moringa, prickly pear, and antioxidant-rich plant extracts, aims to protect the skin's barrier, keep the skin hydrated, and improve overall health.
—Jordan French, USA Today, 1 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Wally, a doctor, wants to experiment with Mother and use her golden blood to help humanity, arguing that the youthful elixir surely contains a multitude of medical cures.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Blending apple cider vinegar and turmeric into a shot or elixir has gained popularity among wellness enthusiasts as a natural remedy for a wide variety of health concerns.
—Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 17 May 2026
The elixir, which contains popular beauty care ingredients including squalane, moringa, prickly pear, and antioxidant-rich plant extracts, aims to protect the skin's barrier, keep the skin hydrated, and improve overall health.
—Jordan French, USA Today, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elixir
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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
Noun
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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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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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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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Where InsurTech startups were once pitched as plug-and-play cure-alls, the talk now is of narrower tools trained on a single bottleneck, with the carrier keeping hold of the judgment.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The raves on TikTok won’t tell you this because, according to many of these videos, sardines are a skincare cure-all.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 June 2026
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“Elixir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elixir. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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