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Adjective
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Signature massages use organic oils from the Almescar tree, derived from a bioactive resin which acts as a natural insect repellent, curative panacea, and incense.—
Stephanie Rafanelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Vertex executives warned that Casgevy, its curative treatment for sickle cell disease, would be slow to reach patients.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Judge Biery’s footnote directing readers to Blackstone’s commentaries and Magna Carta may be intended to give a remedial lesson to members of the administration.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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After the University of California San Diego stopped using SAT and ACT scores in admissions beginning in 2020, the percentage of its students who placed into remedial math jumped from 1% to 12%.—
David Blobaum,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Other issues, such as out-of-school bullying, home insecurity and lack of funds, also may be beyond a teacher’s corrective reach.—
Bruce Plopper,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Tropical hibiscus might only need minor selective or corrective pruning in some years and hard pruning in others.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a refreshing lack of antler decor, and instead photography and coffee table books pay homage to the American West.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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The agua fresca was more cloying than refreshing.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Anti-inflammatory diets reduce inflammatory foods and promote healthful foods.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
17 Feb. 2026
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There are healthful ways to incorporate any of them.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The goal is to reduce wait times by having patients receive physician, diagnostic, operative and rehabilitative care all in one location.—
Lily O'Neill,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Proceeds will go to the Resident Recreation Fund, which provides programs and activities for those living at the center, which offers long- and short-term rehabilitative services to DuPage County residents.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Since its 2017 inception on the doorstep of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, bucket-listers and Hollywood A-listers (allegedly) have flocked to this most salubrious of base camps for gorilla trekking.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Dec. 2025
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The Bambino, Babe Ruth himself, came for spring training beginning around 1915 and credited the natural hot springs baths with having a salubrious effect on him.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Galen, the famous Greek physician of ancient Rome, wrote a medicinal recipe two millennia ago.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Holland, a postdoctoral researcher in medicinal chemistry at the UK’s University of Oxford, said that researchers were searching in new and extreme environments, such as ice caves and the seafloor, for biomolecules that could be developed into new antibiotic drugs.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Alleviative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleviative. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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