Synonyms for nostrum
ˈnɒs trəmnos·trum

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1. panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-allnoun

   hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

   Synonyms:
   cure-all, catholicon, panacea

2. nostrumnoun

   patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

   Synonyms:
   panacea, catholicon, cure-all

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1. • Patent Medicine
   • Remedy

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1. nostrumnoun

   Synonyms:
   quack medicine, patent medicine

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1. Aydan Ozoguz:

   It was an illusion to think that cutting off Mare Nostrum would prevent people from attempting this dangerous voyage across the Mediterranean.

2. Giusi Nicolini:

   Mare Nostrum was an emergency solution to a humanitarian crisis, so closing it was a huge and intolerable step backward.

3. Giusi Nicolini:

   To organised crime it's not important if people make it across the sea alive or dead, but now, without Mare Nostrum, it's as if no one, and not just the criminals, cares if they live or die.

4. Refugees Antonio Guterres:

   There can be no doubt left after this week's events that Europe's Operation Triton is a woefully inadequate replacement for Italy's Mare Nostrum.