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nostrum

noun

ˈnä-strəm

Definition of nostrum

as in panacea

something that cures all ills or problems a quack nostrum for cancer of all types

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Recent Examples of nostrum 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 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. — Tom Zeller Jr. july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025 His personal integrity conflicts with liberal nostrums, resulting in Fish and Poinsettia’s bizarre repulsion-attraction rapport. — Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025 Eight years later, Democrats have devolved into nostrums about appealing to the middle class, ditching academic language, and finding a uniting message. — Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nostrum

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Noun

But Roy cautions against treating consumption as a panacea for control.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
While there’s no panacea for a longer life, researchers have found that certain foods are strongly associated with healthy aging and a reduced risk of chronic disease.

— Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of panacea

Noun

His attorney, Brian Williams, argued that the Fifth Amendment itself provides a legal avenue for seeking compensation, regardless of other remedies that may have been available.

— Brian Unger, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
If symptoms persist through drugstore remedies, do not wait it out.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of remedy

Noun

Professor Frink enlists Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, who are immune from the burp clouds, to persuade their father to help with a cure.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
While there is not yet a cure for MS, there are more than 20 therapies that can help reduce disease activity and slow worsening for many people living with MS.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cure

Noun

L’Orvietan and its imitators had their roots in a more antique antidote called theriac.

— Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
Zinc lozenges suddenly became the theriac to cure all ills; masks and hand-sanitizer, the ambergris and zedoary to ward off infection.

— Spencer Strub, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2020

Definition of theriac

Noun

Hair oil is not a cure-all for scalp issues and can make certain scalp conditions worse.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
While certainly not a cure-all, taking supplements could even help to stave off seasonal affective disorder (SAD) at this time of year.

— Violet Hayward, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

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