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as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
the low interest rates should have a salutary effect on business
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as in healthy
good for the health
increasing scientific evidence that a glass of wine a day is quite salutary
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Recent Examples of salutary
The outlines of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 are already seared into the American psyche, but this spellbinding book adds fascinating texture and provides a salutary warning for policymakers today.
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Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
If so, the decision will represent a salutary turn to judicial enforcement of limits on presidential power.
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Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
And yet, the Spanish giants’ epic trip to the Kazakh capital is a salutary reminder that European football can, occasionally, still feel like a journey into the unknown.
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Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Perhaps there’s something salutary about being thrown off-balance, the novel suggests.
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Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
If so, the decision will represent a salutary turn to judicial enforcement of limits on presidential power.
—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
And yet, the Spanish giants’ epic trip to the Kazakh capital is a salutary reminder that European football can, occasionally, still feel like a journey into the unknown.
—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Perhaps there’s something salutary about being thrown off-balance, the novel suggests.
—
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salutary
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Human minds would have to ensure that that bounty got distributed in socially beneficial ways.
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Syn explains that the starter is created by combining flour and water, allowing naturally occurring wild yeast and beneficial bacteria to grow over time.
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Pomegranates also contain vitamin K and folate, which can help support healthy blood clotting and cell growth, respectively.
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The indexes are sitting on healthy gains for the year despite a slight pullback in June.
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That combination of clear skies, dry air and terrain can produce dramatic overnight lows in the 20s and 30s — and in especially favorable setups, even colder readings in localized spots like the one near Kirk, Oregon.
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Similarly, Sullivan and Hafley appear to have favorable view about Rodriguez’s ability to wear the green dot.
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Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
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Having a separate room to have this man handle his emotions may be helpful too.
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An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more.
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One common medicinal use is as an insecticide on the head and the feet.
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Wine that has gone bad may have a medicinal or vinegar-like smell and may taste sharp or sour.
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Potatoes are generally considered a more healthful option than rice due to their lower calorie content and higher fiber, iron, potassium, and vitamin B6 content.
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Trump’s order adds weight behind the study at a time when the administration had appeared to be trying to shift focus away from Kennedy’s more contentious vaccine policies and toward topics with more widespread support among medical professionals, such as healthful eating.
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The Austrian Southern Railway Company managers’ masterstroke was to promote Opatija as a spa town no less salubrious—and no less glamorous—than Nice, the prime destination for convalescents in the age of tuberculosis.
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By then, the salubrious environment that Central Florida’s earliest settlers found had already been transformed many times over.
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“Salutary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salutary. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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