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as in medications
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
preferred to treat colds with a homemade remedy made from garlic
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as in antidotes
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
the mayor was desperately searching for a remedy to the recent surge in crime the city had been experiencing
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as in cures
to bring about recovery from
a little extra studying should remedy your poor performance in history thus far this year
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as in amends
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
needed to wear glasses to remedy her bad vision
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remedies
Noun
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While these changes may help some patients who lack insurance coverage, experts argue that the cost of GLP-1 medications remains prohibitively high for many.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Medications Over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications called proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) can help treat and manage Barrett's esophagus.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Communities are looking for solutions.—
Aaron Bolton,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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Use monitoring solutions that track changes immediately and alert the team when updates impact critical components, helping maintain a consistent view of application health.—
Sameer Malhotra,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Praying that Teddi heals and is an outlier.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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How the country now heals is another matter.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In a worst case scenario, this could force Florida to tax essential needs such as food, medicines and rent.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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My fourth recommendation is to lock up your medicines, including over-the-counter pills.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Remedies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remedies. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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