miracle drug

noun

1. wonder drug.

Word History and Origins

Origin of miracle drug¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

"This is as close to a miracle drug as we can ever imagine," says Dr Nabarun Dasgupta, a scientist specialising in street drugs at the University of North Carolina.

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Physical activity is the closest thing to a miracle drug: Even if you don’t lose an ounce of weight, it reduces the risk of dementia, cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

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Yvonne stresses that kaftrio is not a miracle drug and does not work for everybody, but for her, the effect was instantaneous.

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When Zolgensma hit the market five years later, it was hailed as a miracle drug.

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From the outside, Ozempic seems to be a miracle drug.

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