therapy

noun

ˈther-ə-pē How to pronounce therapy (audio)
Definition of therapynext
as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable talking over my problem with you has been good therapy

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Recent Examples of therapy Now there's an outpouring of gratitude from special needs families seeing their children find rhythm, strength and independence through equine therapy. — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 There are frigid cryotherapy chambers, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and exorbitant supplements. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 This is the first time an mRNA therapy and a checkpoint inhibitor have worked together in a Phase 3 trial for any cancer. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 To determine the safety of B7-H3-targeting CAR-T cell therapy, a team of researchers tested three doses of the treatment in a small cohort of patients whose cancer was not responsive to standard therapies. — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for therapy
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  1. antidote
  2. remedy
  3. solution
  4. therapeutic
Noun
  • But the ingredients were all present, beginning with that singular singing voice, low, resonant and unabashedly passionate, the antidote to a decade of hard-rock singers trying to out-high-note each other.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton has vowed to use those savings to issue state income tax breaks, calling it an immediate antidote to high costs.
    — Christine Mai-Duc, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of antidote
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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • If successful, the experimental medication could be a breakthrough therapeutic for people with the common but debilitating condition.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Last month’s vote by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel to ease peptide accessibility restrictions has sparked debate over the safety of this unproven class of therapeutics.
    — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
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“Therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapy. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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