remedy
noun
something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
remedies
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pluralof remedy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof remedy (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
remedynounsomething that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
Example Sentences
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Rich Greenfield of LightShed Partners: “Huge win for Paramount. . . . None of the behavioral remedies will have any meaningful impact.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In other countries in the world, where medication is available for everyone who needs it, defrauding the public with worthless remedies is curtailed if not made impossible.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
This has led AI experts and the policymakers who listen to them to propose remedies that don’t get at its real and present dangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Among the remedies he’s floated, according to the Nevada Independent, is using technology to measure voters’ heartbeat as a way to verify their identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
There is a killing poignancy in the fact that Troy’s credentials are invariably a list of unwatched 1970s made-for-TV flops and infomercials for quack remedies, which is what makes us laugh.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
