Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for remedy. Search instead for remeet.
Definitions

remedy

[rem-i-dee] / ˈrɛm ɪ di /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

There is no constitutional duty to unlimber the remedy if it will not solve, or at least help solve, the problem.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

Trump is especially interested in Section 301, which is meant to remedy foreign trade practices that are discriminatory, unfair or unreasonable, and that burden U.S. commerce.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

He was also wrong to present vitamin C as a near-universal remedy for many illnesses.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

If Carvalho overused a district-provided car, his attorneys said, a reasonable remedy would simply be to request reimbursement for the costs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

“Well, I have as much respect for ancient learning as you do, but I don’t know that I’d want to stake my life on some home remedy from the Middle Ages.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Vitamin C was filed away with other “alternative” remedies, and Pauling’s late-career crusade was widely seen as a sad mistake.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

“The number of trade remedies and trade-related actions that have been implemented over the last 18 months has just quadrupled everyone’s work, and so companies are really struggling to keep up,” Allen said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

And Johns Hopkins has launched a three-year program to research remedies, including waivers in the case of long-established doctor-patient relationships.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Employees must first exhaust their administrative remedies at an agency that cannot decide their case.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

He said he’d stay in the peace of his home and use his own remedies instead of throwing more money away.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The resulting racing inefficiencies can be remedied with market designs that slow the pace of trading, but more accurate clocks will not solve the underlying problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Every single person in that room revealed that they had dense breasts, which we thought could be remedied somehow through self-massage.

From Slate Feb. 4, 2026

"But we believe that we have remedied that," he added.

From Barron's Nov. 16, 2025

"This situation must be remedied – not by going 'further and faster' - but by recognising and fixing the clear and destructive weaknesses in your government's approach," she wrote.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2025

“And although we are doing our best, if they cannot be remedied soon, we will seek out another planet.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The iOS 26.4 update improved keyboard accuracy by remedying the ghost-letter problem, but autocorrect issues persist.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

“This has been one of the holy grails of remedying the Korean discount, and there’s at least a 50-50 chance of it passing this year,” he says.

From Barron's Dec. 31, 2025

The truce extension will give more time for negotiations about "remedying trade imbalances" and "unfair trade practices", the White House said.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2025

“Why not just jump straight into the deep end?” said Karty, who is charged with remedying the Rams’ woebegone kicking of 2023 .

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2024

Fizz is prone to remedying me and would invariably seek the answer to my “problem.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




Vocabulary lists containing remedy


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training