as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
talking over my problem with you has been good therapy
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Recent Examples of therapy
The committee's primary responsibility is to discuss the safety and effectiveness of these health therapies.
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Alice Park, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Seek professional help like therapy or executive coaching.
—Ujjwal Ramtekkar, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis reportedly experienced another comfortable night of rest and continued his daily therapy for bronchitis and pneumonia Tuesday, but the Vatican provided no indication of when he might be released from Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Red light therapy is a go-to in the skincare world and is praised for its ability to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin texture, and target inflammation—but does red light therapy actually work for hair growth?
—Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 17 Feb. 2025
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Alice Park, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Seek professional help like therapy or executive coaching.
—Ujjwal Ramtekkar, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis reportedly experienced another comfortable night of rest and continued his daily therapy for bronchitis and pneumonia Tuesday, but the Vatican provided no indication of when he might be released from Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Red light therapy is a go-to in the skincare world and is praised for its ability to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin texture, and target inflammation—but does red light therapy actually work for hair growth?
—Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapy
Noun
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One strong antidote to this unhappiness is purpose.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Now, finally, there’s an antidote to this poisonous narrative: Apple Cider Vinegar, a new Netflix miniseries that inverts the traditional tropes with empathy and honesty.—
Alan Levinovitz,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Plot Your Containers If lack of space is an issue, container gardening is the remedy.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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Treatment plans typically involve a combination of medications and at-home remedies.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Then finding a solution for them, but more give them the illusion of choice.—
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Aside from shower head filters, a clarifying shampoo is the ultimate solution to combating build-up on your scalp caused by natural oil production (or perhaps worsened by poor water quality rich in harmful minerals).—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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