as in remedy
something that cures all ills or problems
he seems to prescribe fluids and rest as a catholicon for everything
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Noun
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Combining these treatments with lifestyle changes and natural remedies may increase effectiveness—and leave you with a clear complexion in no time.—
Amanda Svachula,
Health,
13 Jan. 2025 -
Some TikTokers swear by a hangover remedy called DHM (dihydromyricetin), a flavonoid found in several plants native to Asia.—
John Loeppky,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Population trends today should raise serious questions about all the old nostrums that humans are somehow hard-wired to replace themselves to continue the species.—
Nicholas Eberstadt,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Oct. 2024
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Expressed in what economists call the Phillips curve, this nostrum proved nearly useless in explaining the economy’s recent behavior.—
David J. Lynch,
Washington Post,
28 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Young Democrats show Jeffersonian flair Youth for youth’s sake is not a panacea — for example, Republicans Matt Gaetz and Carolina Amesty are hardly lodestars for political emulation.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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Decades ago, much of the nation believed that moderate drinking was harmless, and that red wine, in particular, might be a panacea.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The actor plays Elisabeth Sparkle, an aging celebrity who takes the titular elixir to produce a younger version of herself.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The formulation also contains palo santo, which imbues the elixir with a warm, earthy, calming scent.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For example, these states often have longer cure periods, which allow eligible voters who made a mistake to fix their ballot and get their vote counted.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Bone broth is a cure all and nothing will change my mind on that.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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L’Orvietan and its imitators had their roots in a more antique antidote called theriac.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2023
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But with its long list of as many as 80 ingredients and high status, theriac was expensive and exclusive.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2023
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