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as in corrective
serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition
took a remedial math course over the summer so he'd be ready for algebra the following school year
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as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
unfortunately, with a cold virus, there are few remedial measures besides fluids and rest
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Recent Examples of remedial
Even worse, the school had to redesign a remedial math course, Math 2, and teach students not just high school or even middle school math but also elementary school math — meaning what students learn in first to fifth grade.
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David Blobaum, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
According to the lawsuit, EcoIdeas has acknowledged its breach of contract and promised to take remedial action, such as filing an insurance claim and reimbursing Lola’s for losses, but has failed to follow through.
—Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The position is responsible for independently managing and reviewing the more complex engineering, scientific and technical aspects of investigations, removal actions and remedial actions for the BKK Landfill.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Though at least there’s solidarity in the remedial group.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
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David Blobaum, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
According to the lawsuit, EcoIdeas has acknowledged its breach of contract and promised to take remedial action, such as filing an insurance claim and reimbursing Lola’s for losses, but has failed to follow through.
—Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The position is responsible for independently managing and reviewing the more complex engineering, scientific and technical aspects of investigations, removal actions and remedial actions for the BKK Landfill.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Though at least there’s solidarity in the remedial group.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remedial
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Occasionally, King’s assistants, a pair of bulky guys with law-enforcement backgrounds, offered the stumbling line a corrective shove.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Council members and staffers have been grappling with cost estimates that peg corrective repairs to the City Hall building at $329 million and more than $1 billion for full modernization over 20 years.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Rhinos are targeted by poachers who kill them because of the high demand for rhino horn products for medicinal and other uses in parts of Asia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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To investigate birch tar’s medicinal potential, the team extracted tar from modern birch tree bark, specifically targeting tree species known from Neanderthal sites.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
18 Mar. 2026
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As part of the reformative aims of the convict system, many of these men were incarcerated at Fremantle Prison, trained, and put to work on infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, and public buildings.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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Fifty-five years after Martin Luther King's death, African Americans continue to proudly honor his reformative legacy in Phoenix.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Jan. 2024
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But not the Florida Panthers, which annually donates at least $10,000 to SunServe’s family therapeutic support group, Lima said.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Still, Brooks’s turn away from politics and toward a more therapeutic project has not been wholly unhelpful.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Shih noted that states' plans to add more outpatient care could prove beneficial for patients.—
Aaron Bolton,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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Lewis Smith said that funding was particularly beneficial for establishing AMP programs at sites that completely lacked music equipment.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Around the eleventh century, in Anglo‑Saxon England, instructions for an elaborate childbearing and mothering ritual were recorded by monks in the Lacnunga, a collection of medical texts and curative prayers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dunbar provided more than curative medicine.—
Anita Moncrease,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Remedial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remedial. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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