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
Cons to Using Orange Peels While often touted as a panacea around the garden, orange peels have some downsides.
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Sansone said the financing deal Shaw was trying to strike was no panacea.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
As California is amply demonstrating with the hasty exits of many of its billionaires in the face of a potential state tax on their unrealized paper wealth, taxing the rich (at least by itself) is no panacea.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
While not a panacea, supporters argue that a brief course is better than no preparation at all.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Sansone said the financing deal Shaw was trying to strike was no panacea.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
As California is amply demonstrating with the hasty exits of many of its billionaires in the face of a potential state tax on their unrealized paper wealth, taxing the rich (at least by itself) is no panacea.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
While not a panacea, supporters argue that a brief course is better than no preparation at all.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panacea
Noun
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The second will determine an appropriate remedy if the jury and judge find in Musk’s favor.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jury selection starts Monday, but jurors won’t have the final say in either the liability phase of the trial or the remedies phase, if the trial reaches that point.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is no cure yet, though treatments do exist to help manage symptoms.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The disease, which often kills patients in their teens, has no cure.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Countless stories have been written about the quest for an elixir that would grant its drinker immortality.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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Not for him the magic elixirs and fads of his biohacking brethren.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But experts caution against treating them as a cure-all.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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Apparently, the popular afternoon pick-me-up in a cup is like a super food, supplement and medicine cure-all.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Anderson found the origins of present fads in the fervent nostrums of the past.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Panacea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panacea. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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