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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom
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as in remedy
a substance or preparation used to treat disease
researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer
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as in to heal
to bring about recovery from
do you have anything that will cure my headache?
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as in to rehabilitate
to restore to a healthy condition
the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
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as in curate
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Recent Examples of cure
Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Ellie was supposed to die at the hands of the Fireflies, all in the name of seeking a possible cure.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
Jenna Anderson, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
Election workers say that this slows down the counting process, as vote-by-mail ballots require extra steps to verify signatures and cure any errors.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Ellie was supposed to die at the hands of the Fireflies, all in the name of seeking a possible cure.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
But in the end, both Chimney and Hen are rescued — though the same cannot be said for Bobby (Peter Krause), who hid his exposure to CCHF until after Chimney had been given the only existing dose of the cure.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Ellie was supposed to die at the hands of the Fireflies, all in the name of seeking a possible cure.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
It can’t be cured, but it can be managed through medicines and surgery.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
Election workers say that this slows down the counting process, as vote-by-mail ballots require extra steps to verify signatures and cure any errors.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
But in the end, both Chimney and Hen are rescued — though the same cannot be said for Bobby (Peter Krause), who hid his exposure to CCHF until after Chimney had been given the only existing dose of the cure.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Ellie was supposed to die at the hands of the Fireflies, all in the name of seeking a possible cure.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cure
Verb
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Sending healing energy to Alijah and hoping he’s fully restored soon!—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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On May 2, the Venus-Neptune conjunction offers a chance to meet someone in a more honest, healing way.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
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Other West Coast marine mammal stranding facilities -- which rescue and rehabilitate marine animals -- have reported seeing the same.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Loading your audio article SAN JOSE — Sharks captain Logan Couture did everything in his power to become a full-time NHL player again, spending countless hours rehabilitating his bothersome groin injury and visiting several specialists on the East and West Coasts to find a solution.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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After offset, the government may look to your regular income to remedy your defaulted loans through wage garnishment.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Here is what to do to help remedy this: • Audit Regularly: Make data audits a routine part of your marketing process to identify and resolve outdated or incomplete contact information.—
Ryan Ferrier,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The city inspectors give landlords timelines to fix problems and can issue re-inspections, fines, penalties or even loss of rental permits.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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But most of what’s wrong with Recall is harder to fix Microsoft has actually addressed many of the specific, substantive Recall complaints raised by security researchers and our own reporting.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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But, in an effort to alleviate some of the insult to injury this task requires, reach for your pile of leftover cardboard instead.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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If your solution doesn’t alleviate their pain, you'll get ignored.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Summary Celery has been used throughout history as a folk medicine to relieve many ailments.—
Hannah Coakley, MSPH, RDN,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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The latter is more than an inconvenience for obvious reasons, followed by the tragic reality that females must relieve themselves outside in groups as a way of hopefully avoiding rape.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Cure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cure. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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