as in remedy
something that cures all ills or problems
a woman who seems to believe that chicken soup is a panacea for nearly everything
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Recent Examples of panacea
Here again the promise of technology was seen as a panacea.
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Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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
Love is the single panacea for all Four Enemies.
—Big Think, 8 Mar. 2025
During the Cold War, population control came to be seen as a kind of master key—a panacea for social and political ills.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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
Love is the single panacea for all Four Enemies.
—Big Think, 8 Mar. 2025
During the Cold War, population control came to be seen as a kind of master key—a panacea for social and political ills.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for panacea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panacea
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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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“Panacea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panacea. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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