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panacea

CEFR: C2

A hypothetical universal remedy or single solution claimed to resolve all multifaceted social, medical, or political problems.

Synonyms

cure-all
universal elixir

Common Collocations

no panacea for
not a panacea
seek a panacea

Example Sentence

Technological automation is not a universal panacea for entrenched structural unemployment in rural communities.

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