Collocations for "cure"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cure" in context.
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cure
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [found, try] a new cure (for)
- a [permanent, temporary, miracle, magical, natural, possible] cure (for)
- there is no known cure for
- [a disease, an illness] with no (known) cure
- the [patient, man, illness] is beyond cure
- [developing, researching] a cure for
- [searching, looking] for the cure (to)
- [searching] for a cure
- [surgery, a transplant] is the only cure
- a cure for [cancer, AIDS]
- a cure for [unemployment, inflation, rising taxes]
- a cure or treatment
- a cure for a [hangover, broken heart]
- prevention is better than cure
- cure [cancer, AIDS, polio]
- cured his [cancer, disease, insomnia]
- cured her [pain, stomach ache, bad back]
- seems to have cured my [eczema, problem]
- cured him (completely)
- cured with [medication, surgery, therapy]
- was cured by [doctors, surgery, the treatment]
- was cured of (his) [cancer, insomnia, condition]
- was miraculously cured (of)
- [disease, condition, illness] that cannot be cured
- [must, can't, won't] be cured
- an [urgent, pressing] need to cure
- [likely, unlikely, bound] to cure
- cure the [meat, venison, pork]
'cure' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aliment
- alleged
- burn
- condition
- discover
- disease
- drug
- elusive
- eventual
- find
- flooding
- gambling
- ham
- help
- hope
- known
- laying
- leech
- lifetime
- miracle
- pain
- plaster
- possible
- potential
- race
- recently
- remedy
- research
- sanction
- scientist
- see
- smoke
- sovereign
- stride
- talking
- treat
- wonder
- wound