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
The reopening of the strait, moreover, won’t provide an immediate panacea.
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Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
And environmentalists like Patrick McDonough warn that building more desal plants up and down the California coast isn't the panacea for the Colorado River crisis.
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Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Entrepreneurship isn’t a panacea, but for millions of Americans, the future of work isn’t a corporate campus.
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Maria Flynn,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Ketamine is not a panacea, Rhee agreed, warning of the potential risk of abuse and addiction.
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Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for panacea
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
And environmentalists like Patrick McDonough warn that building more desal plants up and down the California coast isn't the panacea for the Colorado River crisis.
—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Entrepreneurship isn’t a panacea, but for millions of Americans, the future of work isn’t a corporate campus.
—
Maria Flynn,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Ketamine is not a panacea, Rhee agreed, warning of the potential risk of abuse and addiction.
—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for panacea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panacea
Noun
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Her remedy isn't avoidance, but direct conversation—giving people space to talk through what went wrong before launching the next effort.
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The dealers will inspect and repair or replace the fender flares as necessary, free of charge, as part of the recall remedy, NHTSA said.
Noun
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The problem is that if AI does lead to massive job loss, simply informing job seekers of the resilience of these job categories offers no cure to the sweeping harm of permanently higher unemployment.
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There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease but some medications and immunotherapies are available that may help slow down the progression of the condition, manage symptoms and improve quality of life for patients.
Noun
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There’s the famous falls, the honeymoon hotels and a viticultural focus on ice wine—a syrupy elixir produced in frigid temperatures (how Canadian).
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The elixir is packed with skin care-first ingredients like peptides and hyaluronic acid to create a supple base for foundation.
Noun
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But contrary to the TikTok hype, hypochlorous acid is not a cure-all.
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Where InsurTech startups were once pitched as plug-and-play cure-alls, the talk now is of narrower tools trained on a single bottleneck, with the carrier keeping hold of the judgment.
Noun
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Because of the false but persistent and powerfully seductive nostrum that reducing the value of a country’s currency will stimulate its economy by making its exports cheaper and its imports more expensive.
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“Panacea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panacea. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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