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
Worthless nostrums such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin have been promoted as COVID treatments based on transparently bogus evidence.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
That’s because the agency’s duty is to stand in the way of businesses desiring to push unsafe and ineffective nostrums at unwary consumers, and also in the way of a perverse idea that personal freedom includes the freedom to be gulled by charlatans.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
This is a guy who has promoted nostrums that science has shown to be utterly useless against COVID, such as the anti-parasitic ivermectin and the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Most central and eastern European countries had already succumbed to authoritarianism or different variations of fascism, and the Great Depression suggested that the activist solutions implemented by both extremes were better than the feeble nostrums liberalism could offer.
—Shlomo Avineri, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
That’s because the agency’s duty is to stand in the way of businesses desiring to push unsafe and ineffective nostrums at unwary consumers, and also in the way of a perverse idea that personal freedom includes the freedom to be gulled by charlatans.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
This is a guy who has promoted nostrums that science has shown to be utterly useless against COVID, such as the anti-parasitic ivermectin and the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Most central and eastern European countries had already succumbed to authoritarianism or different variations of fascism, and the Great Depression suggested that the activist solutions implemented by both extremes were better than the feeble nostrums liberalism could offer.
—Shlomo Avineri, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nostrum
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Young Democrats show Jeffersonian flair Youth for youth’s sake is not a panacea — for example, Republicans Matt Gaetz and Carolina Amesty are hardly lodestars for political emulation.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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Decades ago, much of the nation believed that moderate drinking was harmless, and that red wine, in particular, might be a panacea.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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The actor plays Elisabeth Sparkle, an aging celebrity who takes the titular elixir to produce a younger version of herself.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The formulation also contains palo santo, which imbues the elixir with a warm, earthy, calming scent.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
1 Jan. 2025
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Combining these treatments with lifestyle changes and natural remedies may increase effectiveness—and leave you with a clear complexion in no time.—
Amanda Svachula,
Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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Some TikTokers swear by a hangover remedy called DHM (dihydromyricetin), a flavonoid found in several plants native to Asia.—
John Loeppky,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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For example, these states often have longer cure periods, which allow eligible voters who made a mistake to fix their ballot and get their vote counted.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Bone broth is a cure all and nothing will change my mind on that.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
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L’Orvietan and its imitators had their roots in a more antique antidote called theriac.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2023
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But with its long list of as many as 80 ingredients and high status, theriac was expensive and exclusive.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2023
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Carbon capture, while often proposed as a technological cure-all for emissions, has proven to be both inefficient and insufficient in addressing the full pollutive effects of fossil fuel burning.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement The Harvard study contained some indications that accreditation is not a cure-all for troubled jail health systems.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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