curable

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Recent Examples of curable This disease that had always been one of the leading human killers suddenly became curable. Dylan Scott, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025 There are safe and effective treatments for acute hepatitis C, which is curable, the CDC says. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025 Pet insurers typically exclude pre-existing conditions, but ASPCA Pet Health Insurance considers coverage for curable conditions if your pet has been treatment- and symptom-free for at least 180 days. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024 Once either disease infects a boxwood, the condition is not curable. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curable
Adjective
  • Illogically, these remediable ordeals have gone on for decades, like the Tijuana River pollution disaster.
    Vincent Blocker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Government has provided incentives for wind and solar since the 1970s; the problems that remain are inherent, not entirely remediable.
    WSJ, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022
Adjective
  • Blindness may or may not be reversible depending on the cause.
    Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
  • On Wednesday, the FDA issued its recall classification as Class II, indicating the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health effects, though the probability of serious harm is remote.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curable. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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