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
However, the BofA report notes that consumer momentum appeared to wane over the Black Friday weekend, suggesting holiday spending might not be the panacea retailers had hoped for.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Microfinance was hailed as a panacea, a low-cost solution to ineptitude, corruption, and limited state capacity that could both help the poor and benefit socially conscious investors.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Drinking is a panacea and a problem.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Hold-harmless rule isn't panacea for all costs The hold-harmless provision can protect seniors from Part B premium surges, but other costs may bite, Johnson said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panacea
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Older remedies approved to treat motion sickness include antihistamines such as dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) and meclizine (Bonine/Dramamine nondrowsy), and anticholinergics delivered via skin patch such as hyoscine (Scopolamine).—
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The root cause of Cuba’s tragedy is Cuban; the remedy for Cuba will be Cuban, too.—
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Although there is no cure for autism, early support and therapies can make a meaningful difference.—
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The cure, for Hobbes, won’t seem all that palatable to most Americans today.—
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Count Saleh in favor of the Eagles’ Tush Push, their short-yardage elixir.—
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Estrogen was presented as an elixir that helped not only hot flashes, but also nervousness, fatigue, depression, and restless nights for almost every aging woman.—
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Simply outsourcing chores isn’t a cure-all.—
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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.—
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But Wolff’s work and influence, alongside a simultaneous rise in the fields of psychology and psychosomatic medicine, helped to disperse those nostrums into the wider culture—and into the prevailing paradigm within which other headache scientists and clinicians toiled.—
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His personal integrity conflicts with liberal nostrums, resulting in Fish and Poinsettia’s bizarre repulsion-attraction rapport.—
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“Panacea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panacea. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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