cure-all
Example Sentences
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The term derives from the white crystalline powder used in cleaning, soldering, glass making and in pesticides, which in centuries past was sold as a cure-all.
But they also aren’t a cure-all, even if they can serve an important purpose for getting through challenging times in life.
The series’ writers go to admirable lengths to explain why a cure-all mushroom could be potentially hazardous to our world.
From Salon
It was the cure-all for every economic pain that ailed us.
From Salon
Like any fire prevention measure, private hydrants are not a cure-all, especially in the extreme conditions faced by firefighters during the first days of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
