as in curative
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as in healing
to bring about recovery from
do you have anything that will cure my headache?
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as in rehabilitating
to restore to a healthy condition
the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
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Recent Examples of curing
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
Covey said the team is hoping the void space at the top of the tank will absorb the overpressure from the curing process, preventing an explosion.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Quality can vary significantly depending on the curing process, fillers and additives used during manufacturing.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Wires guaranteed that after curing, each block would act like a prestressed beam.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
That could go a long way in curing this.
—NBC news, 10 May 2026
Each November, the family picks olives from the grove, pitting and curing their harvest.
—Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
For all the hype around artificial intelligence—from curing cancer to accelerating space travel—tech leaders have been quick to emphasize its upside.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Much of the Church’s engagement with Big Tech stems from the belief that AI can bear good fruit—reducing poverty, curing illness, spreading literacy—so long as its developers and users are well-intentioned and careful.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
After curing, clip the garlic leaves off hardneck garlic varieties and store the bulbs in mesh bags, or twist softneck garlic leaves into braids for hanging.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
Covey said the team is hoping the void space at the top of the tank will absorb the overpressure from the curing process, preventing an explosion.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Quality can vary significantly depending on the curing process, fillers and additives used during manufacturing.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Wires guaranteed that after curing, each block would act like a prestressed beam.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
That could go a long way in curing this.
—NBC news, 10 May 2026
Each November, the family picks olives from the grove, pitting and curing their harvest.
—Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
For all the hype around artificial intelligence—from curing cancer to accelerating space travel—tech leaders have been quick to emphasize its upside.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Much of the Church’s engagement with Big Tech stems from the belief that AI can bear good fruit—reducing poverty, curing illness, spreading literacy—so long as its developers and users are well-intentioned and careful.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curing
Adjective
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For patients, the result could be faster access to curative therapies rather than waiting for annual budgets, coverage decisions, and funding constraints to catch up with scientific advances.—
William V. Padula,
STAT,
8 June 2026
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Lemony Chicken Soup with Rice A bright jolt of citrus wakes up this curative, homestyle chicken soup.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Nearly two weeks later, his pain had resolved and his wound was healing well.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Just days after the violence, dozens of residents came together at Fairfield Civic Center Park for a community healing circle focused on grief, support and unity.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The construction is part of Caltrans’ $280 million Yolo 80 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, which includes adding bus and carpool lanes, improving pedestrian crossings, upgrading guardrails and barriers, replacing overhead signs, installing fiber-optic cable and rehabilitating ramps.—
Velvet Wu
May 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Right tackle Austin Jackson, who also didn’t participate in OTAs last week, is rehabilitating from offseason foot surgery, Hafley said.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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Finding a therapeutic drug that targets the symptoms of PMOS became a passion project for Bhatia.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Activating them during exposure work may reinforce the therapeutic learning happening in the room, helping patients form new emotional associations with traumatic memories rather than experiencing them as immediate threats.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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Training also matters, as systems that generate excessive low-value alerts contribute to fatigue rather than alleviating it.—
Ethan Stone
June 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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The Center on Colfax recommends alleviating traffic by taking public transit, Veo scooters, or rideshare.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Otherwise, tenants would be allowed to withhold up to 50% of their rent or $500, whichever is greater, and put the money toward replacing the broken appliance or fixing whatever needs to be remedied.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
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For the last eight months, The Athletic has been investigating the threat of fixing to the integrity of sport.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The farm specializes in gourmet and medicinal fungi, such as oyster, lion's mane, and native Danish coral tooth mushrooms.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Then there’s the white sage, with its velvety leaves and strong, almost medicinal scent.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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For generations, the federal government enforced civil rights laws with an eye toward remedying historic, systemic discrimination against Black people and other people of color.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Presuming that sons are already less social is not a recipe for remedying this bias.—
Lise Eliot,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Curing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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