ameliorative

Definition of ameliorativenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ameliorative
Adjective
  • Standard Chartered also remains constructive, citing similar long-term drivers.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Your constructive 6th house hosts the conjunction of the dynamic Sun and elusive Neptune, lending you extra drive around daily tasks, co-workers, and personal care.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Republicans are, for the most part, supportive of transgender policies Trump has asked them to tack on as well, one that would restrict surgeries for minors and another preventing biological males from competing in women’s sports.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The end result, however, has been manufacturing jobs spread across the nation, a tried-and-true approach to keep members of Congress supportive of expensive projects.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The goal is to prepare these students for their future jobs by developing the skills needed to find gainful employment.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Where do alien nerds find gainful employ?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
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
  • Shifting charters The warfare isn’t helping the lucrative charter business.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The colonists awoke from their dream of lucrative plantations to find churches in ashes and molasses cauldrons rusting in the grass.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Ameliorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorative. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.

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