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corrective, curative, cure, rectifier, remedy, therapeutic, therapy
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By the time police arrived, the man had regained consciousness, after a friend performed CPR and paramedics administered Narcan, a heroin-overdose antidote. — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, "Boy steals boa constrictors at snake show; drunk man licks arm of police officer: Brook Park police blotter," 23 Aug. 2019 Treated as an afterthought among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, Mr. de Blasio has embraced every affront from the president as an opportunity not just to fire back, but also to present himself as a capable antidote to Mr. Trump. — Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, "Trump Attacks. De Blasio Strikes Back, and Hopes Voters Notice.," 26 July 2019 Both trailing behind her and slung over one shoulder of her studded leather motorcycle jacket, Gaga's sleek style was a statement-making antidote to the heat and humidity of summer. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Lady Gaga Puts Her Spin on an Iconic Power Ponytail in New York City," 24 June 2019 But exercise can be a very powerful antidote—especially exercise that fosters social bonding. — Andrew Merle, Quartzy, "The best type of exercise uses your body—and your brain," 17 June 2019 That’s a different and more sustaining antidote to dislocation. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "A sense of dislocation in ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’," 13 June 2019 So what if Narcan — a nasal-spray antidote to opioid overdose — becomes as widely available as flu shots? — Erin Arvedlund, Philly.com, "Radnor-based Narcan maker earns shout-out from Trump and surgeon general," 16 Apr. 2018 Outreach workers approach carrying naloxone, an overdose antidote. — Annie Correal, New York Times, "‘She Was Like You and Me’: A Death and Life in the Bronx Opioid Crisis," 9 Aug. 2019 His passenger had called police, who revived the man with Narcan, a heroin-overdose antidote. — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, "Drunk man falls down while doing yardwork; woman loses $850 in email-phone scam: Berea police blotter," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'antidote.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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