as in panacea
something that cures all ills or problems
raising a young person's self-esteem is not the cure-all that some people think
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Recent Examples of cure-all
Declaring bankruptcy was not a cure-all.
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John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
But despite their popularity, heated workouts aren’t a fitness or health cure-all.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
However, wellness shots are not a cure-all for overall health and cannot replace a well-balanced diet.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 26 Mar. 2025
This idea that our federal lands are a cure-all to the nation’s housing problems overlooks two critical factors.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
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John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
But despite their popularity, heated workouts aren’t a fitness or health cure-all.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
However, wellness shots are not a cure-all for overall health and cannot replace a well-balanced diet.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 26 Mar. 2025
This idea that our federal lands are a cure-all to the nation’s housing problems overlooks two critical factors.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cure-all
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure-all
Noun
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The American physician, W. Golden Mortimer, author of History of Coca (1901), acknowledged coca as a panacea, noting its virtues as a medicine, tonic, and food.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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Today, gum is again being marketed as a panacea for wellness.—
Hannah Seo,
The Atlantic,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Moreover, tariffs are not an effective remedy for trade imbalances, according to Jason Furman, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Water activities are the perfect remedy to the sweaty season and some South Florida waterparks are beginning to reopen, while many others remain closed until the summer.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s no cure for allergic asthma, but medications and lifestyle changes can help control symptoms.—
Susan Russell,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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Season 1 chronicled Joel and Ellie’s perilous journey across a country ravaged by a cordyceps pandemic to a hospital run by a militia group, where Ellie’s unique immunity to the infection could be used to create a cure.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the cinematic visual, which represents purity juxtaposed with giving into temptation, the members drink elixirs, wear blindfolds, blow smoke.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
2 Apr. 2025
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The film follows Ne Zha, a demon child raised by humans, who must embark on a perilous quest to obtain an elixir to restore the body of his uneasy ally, the dragon prince Ao Bing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Eight years later, Democrats have devolved into nostrums about appealing to the middle class, ditching academic language, and finding a uniting message.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Turning the pope’s election into a trans referendum Hidden within the fake pomp and banal compositions of Conclave is a litany of left-wing nostrums, spoken by fictitious characters during the election of a new pope.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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