ameliorative

Definition of ameliorativenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ameliorative
Adjective
  • There’s also a program called Creative Collectives where YouTube will bring creators from across the globe together to talk shop and trade ideas, as well as speak to execs and members of their internal product teams who can offer constructive feedback.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 June 2026
  • The way leaders address disagreement or failure is critical; supportive, constructive responses and a genuine attitude always reinforce trust.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Relations with partners, spouses and close friends are warm and supportive.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • Interfaith also operates the city’s Navigation Center, a transitional shelter with supportive services that will add 25 beds this year for a total of 75 beds.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Adjective
  • Those humans who currently get degrees in philosophy tend to find gainful employment not because organizations need philosophers, but because companies want people who have strong writing skills, can do analyses, think in abstractions, and have heightened communication skills.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • But in a bleak youth job market, there’s a growing recognition that crossing the graduation stage is not always enough to put young people on a path to gainful employment.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • This is in large part because 401(k)-type plans became more common and, according to the paper, displaced more liquid and less remunerative forms of saving such as checking accounts.
    Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This mundane enterprise turned out to be reasonably remunerative.
    Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • But the conversation is beginning to coalesce around a stronger, more lucrative thesis.
    Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • The lucrative example paved the way for more than two decades of musical theater shamelessness.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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“Ameliorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorative. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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