wonder drug

noun

Definition of wonder drugnext
as in miracle drug

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Recent Examples of wonder drug The Second World War and the Cold War caused similar bursts in invention, creating nuclear power, radar, wonder drugs, computers, satellites, microchips, Moon landings, GPS, and much more. — David Szondy may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026 And every few years, a wonder drug comes along that seems to fit the definition. — Thomas Goetz, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026 There’s a little bit of business about how Zora and her team will be harvesting blood from the biggest dinos of land, sea, and sky in order to create a wonder drug that will cure heart disease … and isn’t heart disease how her mother died? — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 July 2025 This class of treatment — monoclonal antibodies, special artificial proteins that carry instructions to the body’s immune system — have the potential to be a genuine all-in-one allergy wonder drug. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wonder drug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonder drug
  1. miracle drug
  2. drug
  3. medication
  4. remedy
  5. cure
Noun
  • Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey led the prehistoric revival, which revolved around a top-secret quest to retrieve the DNA of dinosaurs to create a miracle drug.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time the 2010s hype around legal cannabis began to fade, psychedelics emerged in the 2020s as the new miracle drug.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
Definition of miracle drug
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  • One of the first focuses under the new corporate structure will be addressing cancer drug affordability, Shah said, with a goal of accelerating the adoption of lower-cost biosimilars, which are clinically equivalent drugs akin to generic drugs.
    — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Scott’s narrator, Louise, is a musician of sorts, a frequent drug user, and a desperate diehard romantic, forever dogged by her ex-girlfriend Alex.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of drug
Noun
  • Health care providers may also recommend sleep medications for short-term relief, but these are generally viewed as temporary tools rather than permanent solutions, explains Troxel.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Citing medical privacy laws, Ryan Gustin, a spokesperson for CoreCivic, declined to answer questions about Bartko’s allegations that her medication was confiscated and withheld from her for nearly two weeks.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of medication
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
  • With only Lucien, a freshly out twink with more heart than abs, still by his side, Jim must race to find a cure before the disease erases the community that once worshipped him.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of cure

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“Wonder drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonder%20drug. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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