Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A remedy that cures all diseases or evils; a panacea.
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- noun A
panacea .
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Examples
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So let's stop pretending that college by itself is a cure-all for every person.
Sam Chaltain: Don't Believe the Hype (About College) Sam Chaltain 2011
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So let's stop pretending that college by itself is a cure-all for every person.
Sam Chaltain: Don't Believe the Hype (About College) Sam Chaltain 2011
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Some research suggests that sports may help to ease cramps for some women, but itiscruel and misleading to imply that they are a cure-all for a condition that can involve many factors.
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So let's stop pretending that college by itself is a cure-all for every person.
Sam Chaltain: Don't Believe the Hype (About College) Sam Chaltain 2011
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Considering race by itself is not the cure-all for the inequalities that persist in America today.
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Some research suggests that sports may help to ease cramps for some women, but itiscruel and misleading to imply that they are a cure-all for a condition that can involve many factors.
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The Train Act is not a cure-all, and one weakness is that it applies only to the EPA, rather than applying the same cost-benefit approach across the government.
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Sadly, no one has figured outa cure-all for joblessness.
Henry J. Stern: Conundrum: How Can Chronic Deficits Be Fixed? Henry J. Stern 2011
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Some research suggests that sports may help to ease cramps for some women, but itiscruel and misleading to imply that they are a cure-all for a condition that can involve many factors.
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So let's stop pretending that college by itself is a cure-all for every person.
Sam Chaltain: Don't Believe the Hype (About College) Sam Chaltain 2011
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