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
Predictions about the technology’s consequences vary widely, from wiping out whole swaths of the work force to hyper-charging productivity as an elixir for economic growth.
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Steve Lohr, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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
Together, the two compounds form an antioxidant elixir with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, Wroe added.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Coca-Cola was originally used as a nerve and brain tonic and a medical elixir.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Steve Lohr, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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
Together, the two compounds form an antioxidant elixir with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, Wroe added.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Coca-Cola was originally used as a nerve and brain tonic and a medical elixir.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elixir
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Here again the promise of technology was seen as a panacea.—
Dina Kraft,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2025
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Vitamin A therapy has shown some benefits in a few specific instances — but has not proven to be a panacea.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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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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Doctors prescribe it to ease symptoms of testosterone deficiency — among them weight gain, muscle loss and depression — but dubious clinics also sell the therapy as a cure-all for a crisis of masculinity.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Also referred to as petroleum jelly, which is the primary ingredient of Vaseline, it was invented during the 1800s as a cure-all balm and has become a household staple since.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Elixir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elixir. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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