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
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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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Around the eleventh century, in Anglo‑Saxon England, instructions for an elaborate childbearing and mothering ritual were recorded by monks in the Lacnunga, a collection of medical texts and curative prayers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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They were encouraged to purchase pricey gemstones from him that were supposedly imbued with healing powers.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Tazheen Nizam, executive director of the San Diego office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, said the pain might last forever, even as healing beings.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The ability to generate a broad snapshot of biodiversity is critical for conservation, especially as Rwanda expands some of its national parks by rehabilitating previously agricultural land.—
Evelyne Musambi,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Fritz is 0-2 after returning from rehabilitating tendinitis in his knee.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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These regulations should ensure that any platform capable of forming a persuasive bond with a user is subject to similar safety oversight as a licensed therapeutic service.—
Hansa Bhargava,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Health workers say the sessions are designed as therapeutic interventions for living with anxiety, depression, autism, schizophrenia or other conditions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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Crews conducting an overnight operation discovered the crack on the tank, which was alleviating its pressure.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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But despite major investor commitments and partnerships being signed to bring jobs and money into the country, the scale of the devastation means that alleviating poverty and bringing people back home will take time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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The biggest amount of fixing that Silber has done to the book has been to redeem what were by far the two most annoying characters in the show, Jeff and Meg (Donna Vivino), who were pitted previously in a comedic secondary romance.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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Third, fixing the uniform complaint procedure, which too often fails the families it’s meant to protect.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
27 May 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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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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How to refill a saline lake Growing the lake is a much bigger and more expensive challenge than remedying the salinity problem.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Curing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curing. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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