Thesaurus results for THERIAC

theriac

noun

ˈthir-ē-ˌak

Definition of theriac

as in nostrum

something that cures all ills or problems the wizard's attempts to concoct a theriac for the king came to naught

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Recent Examples of theriac L’Orvietan and its imitators had their roots in a more antique antidote called theriac. — Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023 Zinc lozenges suddenly became the theriac to cure all ills; masks and hand-sanitizer, the ambergris and zedoary to ward off infection. — Spencer Strub, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2020

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Noun

Anderson found the origins of present fads in the fervent nostrums of the past.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Because of the false but persistent and powerfully seductive nostrum that reducing the value of a country’s currency will stimulate its economy by making its exports cheaper and its imports more expensive.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of nostrum

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Viral memes and videos are often good for only ephemeral dopamine hits, but leave the elixir to the humor and talent of the Gregory Brothers, a longtime musical quartet.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The oil is mixed with garlic and soy sauce that’s been reduced with scallions and brown sugar, forming a salty-sweet elixir that delivers lip-numbing but not face-melting heat.

— Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of elixir

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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

Definition of panacea

Noun

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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