cure-all
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cure-all
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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“So too some people are certain the innovation exemption will cure all their regulatory headaches,” she said.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
He has scuttled rare disease drugs because, in his view, they aren’t worth the cost since they don’t cure all patients, even if they slow progression and reduce symptoms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
He lived by the maxim that "a hot curry or a paracetamol" would cure all ailments - and "if that didn't work you, you just got on with it," according to his daughter, Tracy Fisher.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025
Because the corpse supposedly wept a magical liquor that would cure all ills if you drank it or rubbed it on your body.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024
Ma believed that her bone soup could cure all kinds of ills.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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