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
Being overly organized, and planning your life down to the last detail, is the antidote to creativity.
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Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Garages, lousy bars, the corners of parking lots where allied coworkers chain smoke—DeYoung is arguing, again and again, that these totally unremarkable scraps of communion are the antidote to the latent evil that comes with isolation.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
On the April 17 episode of 9-1-1, Bobby sacrificed himself by using the final antidote for the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever to save Chimney (Kenneth Choi).
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 14 May 2025
The red-eyed alien in question is zapped back to its hive, and the Doctor gives Ruby an antidote to drink so that she can’t be tracked.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 May 2025
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Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Garages, lousy bars, the corners of parking lots where allied coworkers chain smoke—DeYoung is arguing, again and again, that these totally unremarkable scraps of communion are the antidote to the latent evil that comes with isolation.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
On the April 17 episode of 9-1-1, Bobby sacrificed himself by using the final antidote for the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever to save Chimney (Kenneth Choi).
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 14 May 2025
The red-eyed alien in question is zapped back to its hive, and the Doctor gives Ruby an antidote to drink so that she can’t be tracked.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidote
Noun
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If Zeigler could play a fifth season as a grad student, other players in his position could seek the same remedy, which would mean some incoming freshmen or incoming transfers lose their roster spots.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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However, experts pointed to potential remedies—some easy, others not—that could limit the exposure to workplace stress to the benefit of employees and employers.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
Noun
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According to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, surface pesticides on fruits were most effectively removed by a baking soda solution.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Now, entrepreneurs must reverse this approach—start with what problems need solutions and hone in on what solutions people are willing to spend on.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The more specialized cooperation in the development of moon-shot style cures, the quicker the arrival at the cure.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But, as is invariably the case when government intervenes in markets and imposes price controls, the cure was worse than the disease.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Antidote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidote. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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