cures 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of cure
1
as in antidotes
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable a fun hobby is always a good cure for boredom

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2
as in remedies
a substance or preparation used to treat disease researchers tirelessly working to find a cure for cancer

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cures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cure
1
as in heals
to bring about recovery from do you have anything that will cure my headache?

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2
as in fixes
to restore to a healthy condition the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection

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curés

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noun (2)

plural of curé
as in curates

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Recent Examples of cures
Verb
Well, nothing cures a team’s woes more than playing Colorado. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Winning with some self-awareness cures even more. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 Autoclave technology takes pre-impregnated carbon-fiber shapes and then cures them under high pressure and temperature to deliver maximum structural rigidity and weight savings. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 4 June 2026 Aids digestion and assimulation, cures dyspepsia, cures neuralgia and sick headache, invigorates the brain and nervous system. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026 Nothing cures a style rut quite like a little color blocking. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026 The movie, a result of Cook’s wild imagination and British legends, is a horror fantasy drama set in 1893 about Betty Lutey (Beatie Edney), while barred from studying medicine, cures someone with Tuberculosis with a mermaid’a cursed pearl comb. — James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025 Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 Through the gelcoat application process, MasterCraft monitors the humidity and temperature, both highly influential factors on how the gelcoat cures. — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cures
  1. antidotes
  2. remedies
  3. heals
  4. fixes
  5. curates
  6. solutions
  7. drugs
  8. alleviates
Noun
  • Both Gulf News and Irish Examiner are already positioning these hobbies as mindful, screen-free antidotes to burnout.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 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
Definition of antidotes
Noun
  • The article criticizes the lack of comparative studies showing firms implementing these remedies outperform similar ones that don't.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In his view, that includes a public education fund, though there are dozens of states along with cities, counties and school districts that will all be pursuing various remedies.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of remedies
Verb
  • The Followers of Christ sect believes that God heals the faithful and that life and death must be left to God’s divine will.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Even if Hubbard heals in time for Carolina’s opener against the Chicago Bears, the former Longhorn should tally notable numbers from the jump.
    — Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of heals
Verb
  • The next time someone on your team fixes a mistake the AI made, ask where that fix goes.
    — Vincent Chen, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The algorithm first fixes both cameras on a 3D point and determines the geometric relationship between the resulting images.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixes
Noun
  • Subcommittees still do their work, but risks arrive late, management over-curates information and directors drift into either passivity or interference.
    — David Ribott, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Kline curates works from 1850 to 1960–Kline curates works from 1850 to 1960–the end of the 19th century to the end of modernism.
    — Daily News, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of curates
Noun
  • But the reality is that there are no easy solutions to this problem vexing the White House.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Since launching last summer, Stitchy has gone viral on TikTok, selling more than 85,000 units to buyers looking for easy solutions to their wardrobe woes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of solutions
Noun
  • Police said drugs and drug paraphernalia were also recovered during the investigation.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Though historically rare, murder or homicide charges in high-speed crashes that don’t involve drugs or alcohol are becoming increasingly common, according to experts interviewed by USA TODAY.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of drugs
Verb
  • Morgan Stanley’s Joseph Moore said the arrangement alleviates concerns about circular financing because third-party investors would provide most of the capital, while Nvidia would participate only to a limited extent.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Adding Skubal alleviates some of the weight of that decision.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleviates

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“Cures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cures. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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