therapy

noun

ˈther-ə-pē How to pronounce therapy (audio)
Definition of therapynext
as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable talking over my problem with you has been good therapy

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Recent Examples of therapy Another limitation is that the research team didn’t have access to information about why each of the patients had been taking estrogen-only therapy. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 Advertisement The patient receiving T-cell therapy against PRAME in July 2025. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 Beneficiaries, many of whom are older adults managing multiple chronic conditions, may face confusion, uncertainty about eligibility, and interruptions in access to therapy. — Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 Yet endless therapies and lobster lunches aside, the biggest luxury amenity of all is still the access itself. — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for therapy
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  1. antidote
  2. remedy
  3. solution
  4. therapeutic
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  • AFPs have defended their practices as both legal and safe and say their businesses are an antidote to high prescription drug prices.
    — Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli,Scott Zamost, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
  • An antidote to session cookie theft DBSCs protect against the theft of session cookies, the unique strings of characters that websites store on browsers.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of antidote
Noun
  • The values of these goods, described as flowing through third countries to evade levies on imports and other trade remedies, are based on analysis from two government and three private-sector sources.
    — Laura Curtis, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Read that figure with caution, since Arcade writes the rubric and sells the remedy.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of remedy
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  • Finding a solution for this problem position remains a necessity.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Spray the solution at key entry points around the house, such as windows, doors and near plumbing.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of solution
Noun
  • Last month’s vote by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel to ease peptide accessibility restrictions has sparked debate over the safety of this unproven class of therapeutics.
    — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ebola virus disease is caused by several distinct virus species capable of causing devastating outbreaks in humans, each with important biological differences that influence diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics, and outbreak response.
    — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapy. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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