as in panacea
something that cures all ills or problems
a quack nostrum for cancer of all types
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Recent Examples of nostrum
Worthless nostrums such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin have been promoted as COVID treatments based on transparently bogus evidence.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
That’s because the agency’s duty is to stand in the way of businesses desiring to push unsafe and ineffective nostrums at unwary consumers, and also in the way of a perverse idea that personal freedom includes the freedom to be gulled by charlatans.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
This is a guy who has promoted nostrums that science has shown to be utterly useless against COVID, such as the anti-parasitic ivermectin and the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Most central and eastern European countries had already succumbed to authoritarianism or different variations of fascism, and the Great Depression suggested that the activist solutions implemented by both extremes were better than the feeble nostrums liberalism could offer.
—Shlomo Avineri, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
That’s because the agency’s duty is to stand in the way of businesses desiring to push unsafe and ineffective nostrums at unwary consumers, and also in the way of a perverse idea that personal freedom includes the freedom to be gulled by charlatans.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
This is a guy who has promoted nostrums that science has shown to be utterly useless against COVID, such as the anti-parasitic ivermectin and the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Most central and eastern European countries had already succumbed to authoritarianism or different variations of fascism, and the Great Depression suggested that the activist solutions implemented by both extremes were better than the feeble nostrums liberalism could offer.
—Shlomo Avineri, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nostrum
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Yet for decades, companies like ExxonMobil have touted plastic recycling as a panacea for plastic pollution.Michael Shank, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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Even the corneas of shark eyes have reportedly been used for human transplants in Yemen, and shark cartilage is marketed as a panacea for various ailments.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Immune system boost Negative thoughts may manifest into chemical reactions that can affect the body by bringing on more stress, according to the Mayo Clinic, which means laughter could be a remedy for better health.Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The judge's remedy is novel, and could become a blueprint for other courts.Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Luckily, Frank Grillo plays a ripped scientist who is close to a cure, but also has to worry about keeping his family safe during yet another supermoon.William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Today, there is no cure for Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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L’Orvietan and its imitators had their roots in a more antique antidote called theriac.Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
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But with its long list of as many as 80 ingredients and high status, theriac was expensive and exclusive.Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
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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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However, technology alone is not a cure-all; it should be implemented thoughtfully, responsibly and incrementally in order to reach its maximum effectiveness and acceptance.Dave Wessinger, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Nostrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nostrum. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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