as in remedy
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable hoped that taking dance lessons would prove to be an antidote for her loneliness

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Recent Examples of antidote The Bottom Line: Strategy Stacking is the antidote to entrepreneurial distraction. Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 Steve was a wonderful antidote to Miranda, and Joy is a wonderful antidote in a very different way. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 June 2025 The opioid overdose antidote was not readily available or used at that time. Jackie Siegel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025 What to do instead Gottman’s antidote for contempt is to co-create a culture of fondness and appreciation. Kelley J. Brower, CNBC, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for antidote
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Noun
  • Claim 5: Homeopathy and Supplements Can Replace Vaccines Homeopathic remedies and supplements have not been shown to trigger an immune response or prevent disease like vaccines do.
    Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • The State Executive Committee then reviews the case to find a remedy, according to the rule.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Among the solutions being listed out are ways of resetting e-commerce agreements to restrict products crossing borders, and carefully balancing the explosive growth planned by online platforms like Lazada, Shopee, Temu and TikTok Shop.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
  • But while some politicians say these registries are a potential solution to a public health problem, many disability advocates see them as ineffective tools that give people a false sense of security because there is no guarantee of evacuation help.
    Miranda Green, CBS News, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The paralysis must be from a cervical spinal cord injury or from ALS, a rare disease with no cure that causes nerve cells to stop working and muscles to become weak, leading to paralysis.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
  • During the season 1 finale, Ellie and Joel finally reached the Firefly establishment in Salt Lake City, Utah, which was planning to use Ellie's immunity to develop a cure for Cordyceps, Screen Rant writes.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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“Antidote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidote. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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