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antidote

noun

ˈan-ti-ˌdōt

Definition of antidote

as in remedy

something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable hoped that taking dance lessons would prove to be an antidote for her loneliness

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Recent Examples of antidote Keeping score offers an antidote to the impermanence of our time. — Will Leitch, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026 Hayes’ memoir stresses the redemptive power of nature as an antidote to suffering and a way to build emotional resilience. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 The antidote is breaking it down into smaller, bite-sized chunks. — Bykaren R. McDaniel, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Atkinson said the audience members were big fans, who especially seemed to enjoy the behind-the-scenes stories and the funny antidotes told by the panelists. — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for antidote

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Noun

Give it a refresh using anything from a DIY baking soda remedy to fabric fresheners to just airing it out.

— Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Depending on the package, that mix can also include anti-nausea drugs, pain medication or heartburn remedies.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of remedy

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The best solution, their letter said, would be to avoid imposing tariffs on semiconductors and derivative products entirely.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Northrop Grumman‘s diamond approach places that cooling solution directly inside the semiconductor.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of solution

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Seventy-one-year-old Bruce Willis, as is well known, has been living with frontotemporal dementia since 2023, a degenerative neurological disease that has no cure.

— Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 30 Aug. 2026
During the water-cure craze of the late nineteenth century, Te Aroha was a thriving spa town.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

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