curable

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Recent Examples of curable Fortunately, the disease is curable using a cocktail of antibiotics — and roughly 95% of all people are naturally immune. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 Diseases once considered fatal are increasingly manageable, and in some cases potentially curable, as science turns the body’s own biology into a powerful tool against disease. Joaquin Duato, Fortune, 9 May 2026 These disagreements are not curable pathologies but permanent features of a free society. Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Celebrating the power of community, doctors, scientists, patients, supporters and survivors are taking steps together to transform pancreatic cancer into a curable disease. Jenna Deangelis, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for curable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curable
Adjective
  • Others described disciplinary processes that escalated quickly and unpredictably, often tied to subjective assessments of behavior rather than remediable clinical skills.
    Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 1 June 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • Among the evidence being reviewed are witness statements, radar data, video footage and any recoverable electronic devices from the aircraft.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • The system as a whole is not recoverable, because it was never captured as a system.
    Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • If the damage is reversible, then boosting HDAC3 could point toward gut lining repair and fresh ideas about how to improve gut health.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
  • Distinguish reversible decisions from irreversible ones 5.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • And newer brands can build easily retrievable content and clean website architecture without worrying about legacy technical debt.
    Tyler Jordan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • The coupon and $1 off deal are redeemable at all Kroger Family of Stores locations except QFC from June 19 to July 3.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • While some fans question whether Percy truly cheated on Sam if they were broken up, others have charged that neither Percy nor Charlie is redeemable as a character.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026

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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curable. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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