panacea

noun

ˌpa-nə-ˈsē-ə How to pronounce panacea (audio)
Definition of panaceanext
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 Long Cheng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences also thinks raw data is no panacea. — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026 Orbital data centers may be billed as a panacea for reducing stress on Earth’s resources, but any spaceward shift will not actually address the root of those problems—and will introduce new ones—Boley argues. — Arielle Frommer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 Additionally, missing middle and other reforms do not function as a panacea. — Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 New institutions, even those that are built and sequenced properly, will not be a panacea. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for panacea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panacea
  1. remedy
  2. cure
  3. elixir
  4. cure-all
  5. nostrum
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
  • Bur Bur’s oil is my holy elixir for dry, thinning, lifeless hair.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The wizard freed to blend these two great elixirs of innovation?
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of elixir
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
Definition of cure-all
Noun
  • As is the assault on science, the undermining of research and the promotion of nutty nostrums by those at the highest levels of the federal government.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Anderson found the origins of present fads in the fervent nostrums of the past.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of nostrum

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