as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
some believe that the herb has curative properties
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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
the best curative for her depression might be volunteer work at a local animal shelter
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Recent Examples of curative
Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
This requires: Integration: Seamlessly incorporating mental, physical, and social health into care delivery.
Prevention: Prioritizing early detection and proactive interventions over reactive, curative approaches.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Specifically, some of the areas that are particularly attractive in my view include biotech in niche markets, curative gene therapies, disruptive medical devices (including robotics and miniaturization) and diagnostics for early detection.
—Don Klotter, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Reilly pointed to how her industry has done important work on curative or preventative medicines, such as a cervical cancer vaccine.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Six of 13 patients with stage IV cancer were still eligible for potentially curative treatment.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
This requires: Integration: Seamlessly incorporating mental, physical, and social health into care delivery.
Prevention: Prioritizing early detection and proactive interventions over reactive, curative approaches.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Specifically, some of the areas that are particularly attractive in my view include biotech in niche markets, curative gene therapies, disruptive medical devices (including robotics and miniaturization) and diagnostics for early detection.
—Don Klotter, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Reilly pointed to how her industry has done important work on curative or preventative medicines, such as a cervical cancer vaccine.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curative
Adjective
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These industry standards are applied to medicinal products seeking to be imported into the European Union, ensuring pharmaceutical-grade quality.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Breadfruit has been proven to have medicinal qualities (possibly addressing aspects of colon cancer and treating blood pressure), and a tea made with its leaves is said to induce sleep.—
Elaine Savory,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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The antidote to apprehension around AI is to build products that solve real problems, and then highlight those solutions.—
Lila Ibrahim,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Mike Lipps from Medallia agrees, and further underscores that transparency over the company’s purpose is an antidote to a lack of clarity which in turn breeds mistrust.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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His cousin wanted to start a legitimate therapeutic massage parlor.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Every so often, the innies are provided with therapeutic wellness sessions with Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman), who tells them facts about their outies.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Some TikTokers swear by a hangover remedy called DHM (dihydromyricetin), a flavonoid found in several plants native to Asia.—
John Loeppky,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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Combining these treatments with lifestyle changes and natural remedies may increase effectiveness—and leave you with a clear complexion in no time.—
Amanda Svachula,
Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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One solution may lie in the region’s traditional foods, such as quinoa, and tuberous root vegetables like mashua and melloco, among others.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Biosimilars are the commonsense, bipartisan solution to out-of-control prescription drug prices.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Antibiotic therapies for simple UTIs typically involve daily doses for seven to 14 days.4 When taking these medications, finishing the entire course is important, even after symptoms improve.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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As part of his sentencing, Majors was also required to continue routine mental health therapy sessions.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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Bone broth is a cure all and nothing will change my mind on that.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
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For example, these states often have longer cure periods, which allow eligible voters who made a mistake to fix their ballot and get their vote counted.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Curative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curative. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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