curable

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Recent Examples of curable But this is 155 patients who otherwise should not have died of a potentially curable disease. Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026 Also, if caught early, prostate cancer is 99 percent curable. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Dec. 2025 The beloved author of The Fault in Our Stars is also a tireless public health advocate, as evidenced by his extensive research for this new book about the world’s deadliest curable disease. Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 Tuberculosis is treatable and curable, the CDC says. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curable
Adjective
  • The weekend ended with an entertaining display of the sort of effort that’s been absent for so long from the annual exhibition, and while these two things aren’t necessarily related, Sunday’s showcase suggests that even the league’s seemingly most intractable flaws might be remediable.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Right now the 20-point plan is in effect halted while Trump’s deputies make efforts to determine which of its deficiencies are remediable.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dawn Technologies is focused on separating cotton-polyester textile waste into recoverable components.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But only a small fraction of that is estimated to be recoverable, both technically and in terms of reasonable costs.
    Promise Longe, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The seat is versatile enough to be used in multiple rooms, including bedrooms, living areas, or office spaces, and the plush backrest is removable and reversible to accommodate different seating needs.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But a weather-resistant layer is still very much worth keeping on hand, and that’s where this viral, reversible trench comes in.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The more intrepid our assertions of individual presence, the more makeshift seem our identities, the less retrievable our origins.
    Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
  • He might be better served by taking his own advice before dissing so many of his fellow rappers on publicly retrievable jail calls.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gift cards for Caulfield's are redeemable at either Camino location.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • How to Book Imperial Hotel, Kyoto, is a member of Leading Hotels of the World (LHW), where guests can earn Leaders Club points that are redeemable for free nights at any of the collection’s 400-plus properties.
    Leandra Beabout, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curable. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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