as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
gentle exercise can be therapeutic for hospital patients
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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
some charitable work might be the best therapeutic for that guy's total self-absorption
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Recent Examples of therapeutic
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
The funding will go towards procuring more ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF).
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Thankfully, a new study by researchers from the First People’s Hospital of Neijiang, China, has investigated the effectiveness of various therapeutic options for treating the condition.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
That Orca was my therapeutic companion for several years after Jaws came out.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 June 2025
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Adjective
Experts recommend that therapeutic use of psychedelics should be carefully managed by medical experts.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
The funding will go towards procuring more ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF).
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Thankfully, a new study by researchers from the First People’s Hospital of Neijiang, China, has investigated the effectiveness of various therapeutic options for treating the condition.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
That Orca was my therapeutic companion for several years after Jaws came out.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapeutic
Adjective
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Instead, horehound candy tastes distinctly bittersweet and almost medicinal, due to its herby main ingredient that gets only slightly jazzed up with sugar or molasses.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Caligula was also convinced that his own father, Germanicus, died from poisoning, a belief that may have encouraged him to study medicinal plants in order to avoid the same fate.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Any sort of creative activity involves expression, which is a great antidote to depression.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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Weekenders are a low-cost, high-impact complement to full-time fostering—and potentially a powerful antidote to intergenerational disconnection.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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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
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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
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And that means fewer new therapies for the next generation of patients.—
Sally C. Pipes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Commercial therapy chatbots performed even worse than the base AI models in many categories.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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As the workplace evolves faster than traditional HR strategies can keep up, the need for more responsive, real-time solutions has become urgent.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Advertisement The history, however, is unambiguous: birthright citizenship was a necessary solution to the most fundamental question in U.S. history—who is included in the political community.—
Time,
Time,
14 July 2025
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“Therapeutic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapeutic. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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