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- noun Plural form of
panacea .
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Examples
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Any of those kind of panaceas that people have offered have a very uneven track record.
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There are three schools of thought or proposed "panaceas," when it comes to balancing natural resources and population, said Cohen: a bigger pie (new technology to increase productivity), fewer forks (reduced consumption), and better manners (reduced irrational market inequities and better governance).
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW C. REVKIN 2011
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"panaceas" that filled the shelves of the general store, this singular abstention of their guest seemed to indicate a national peculiarity.
A Phyllis of the Sierras Bret Harte 1869
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"panaceas," etc., advertised in the newspapers are humbugs.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City James Dabney McCabe 1862
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The public did a lot of wishful thinking—that oil shortages would go away, that panaceas such as skipping Sunday church services would save enough gas.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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They were usually looking around for scapegoats or panaceas.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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They were usually looking around for scapegoats or panaceas.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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The public did a lot of wishful thinking—that oil shortages would go away, that panaceas such as skipping Sunday church services would save enough gas.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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The public did a lot of wishful thinking—that oil shortages would go away, that panaceas such as skipping Sunday church services would save enough gas.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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They were usually looking around for scapegoats or panaceas.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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