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Adjective
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What has remained consistent is that a short walk by even a spot of trees or some lapping water can be curative for me.—
Liesel Davis,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 June 2025 -
Pharmacies that sold curative tonics started adding sweeteners and other syrups; then, serving the mixtures got easier.—
Liza Weisstuch,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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So, there were evidence in that discussion where the CDC directors had to provide some, quite frankly, remedial assistance to help brief these members on the basis of vaccine science.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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Some members of Congress could benefit from a remedial course on presidential authority.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Furthermore, additional attention to the matter appears to be resulting in voluntary corrective action.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Few drug classes undergo such continuous surveillance and are subject to such swift corrective action when genuine risks emerge.—
Jake Scott,
The Conversation,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Bright acidity and a refreshing minerality result in a lingering, dry finish.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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No beach day is complete without refreshing drinks and snacks.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, approximately 80% of chronic disease and premature death could be prevented by not smoking, being physically active, and adhering to a healthful dietary pattern.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The home created for the program was filled with a gym, healthful food and other healthful amenities.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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At a moment as troubled as this one, to escape from this time into time itself is somehow salubrious.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Others wondered whether his election will have salubrious effects on Pakistan’s shambolic economy, foreign policy, or internal security.—
C. Christine Fair,
Foreign Affairs,
27 July 2018
Adjective
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Some even eat loquats raw, not only for their addictive taste, but also for medicinal purposes.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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It is often sold in the form of lotions, oils and edibles for medicinal purposes.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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The chapter’s first section responds to a tendency in Harry Potter studies to interpret the series as if its version of magic portrays a profoundly different and salutary alternative to Muggle technology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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And yet a more equal world remains a salutary objective.—
Branko Milanovic,
Foreign Affairs,
14 June 2023
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“Alleviative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleviative. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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