1
as in to rehabilitate
to restore to a healthy condition
a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart heal the sick
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2
as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds
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as in to cure
to bring about recovery from
time heals all wounds, even those of the heart
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Recent Examples of heal
The shelter is now searching for a foster home to help Martin heal both physically and emotionally.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
San Francisco will have a chance to be even scarier in the NFC if the roster can start to heal up as the season progresses.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Even better than that, though, this has helped moisturize my soles and heal my many blisters.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
The hospital helps fund a portion of beds at the John Parvensky Stout Street Recuperative Care Center to provide patients who are too ill or frail to recover in shelters or on the streets with a safe place and the right support to heal.
—Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
San Francisco will have a chance to be even scarier in the NFC if the roster can start to heal up as the season progresses.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Even better than that, though, this has helped moisturize my soles and heal my many blisters.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
The hospital helps fund a portion of beds at the John Parvensky Stout Street Recuperative Care Center to provide patients who are too ill or frail to recover in shelters or on the streets with a safe place and the right support to heal.
—Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heal
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Although that’s going to be contentious because Hamas is going to try to get involved in that process in order to rehabilitate its image.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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But nobody could figure out that he couldn’t be rehabilitated?—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The latter came after Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton knocked the ball from Lawrence inches from the goal line, and Kansas City recovered.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Injuries have restricted Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite to just one cap, and the 23-year-old is still recovering from a hamstring issue, while Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah has also only made one appearance and has been left out by his former Chelsea boss.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Visionaries in Silicon Valley see the technology creating new industries, curing diseases, and making workers more productive.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The butternuts will then need to cure over a few weeks before they can be prepared for storing in a cool environment.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Firing his offensive coordinator midway through the year didn’t fix things, either.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Being able to fix our manufacturing equipment.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
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As Gabriel improves and the rapport builds, Bond could turn into a fantasy WR4 given his ability.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Now is the time to improve your home’s ability to withstand hurricanes.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The study aims to explore the relationship between menopause and exercise, with the goal of understanding what type(s) and duration of exercise may alleviate the common symptoms of menopause.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
6 Oct. 2025
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Moore adds that these small cleaning tasks might even alleviate the snowball of multiple tasks with a more significant chunk of time.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fall is not treating the Ichabods so well.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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Most hemorrhoids can be treated with over-the-counter topical medications, such as hydrocortisone or witch hazel, but Rao recommends consulting a doctor if the hemorrhoids become recurrent, painful or bleed excessively.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Your curl pattern will look more defined, and the product will also work to detangle your hair while remedying breakage.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Restaurants with more than 30 demerits are required to fix the worst problems immediately and remedy the rest within 48 hours.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heal. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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