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
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
Polymeric sand contains additives that help the sand bind together after initial wetting, curing it into a harder, more durable surface.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
This curing process affects the final nutritional content of olives.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
Advancements in both detecting and curing cancer have resulted in a higher percentage of people surviving five years or more after diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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
Polymeric sand contains additives that help the sand bind together after initial wetting, curing it into a harder, more durable surface.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
This curing process affects the final nutritional content of olives.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
Advancements in both detecting and curing cancer have resulted in a higher percentage of people surviving five years or more after diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 22 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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Goddess Retreats runs a women-only villa retreat in Seminyak, Bali, that pairs yoga, spa treatments and healing ceremonies with shopping, café visits and cultural exploration.—
Lauren Schuster,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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Goddess Retreats in Seminyak, Bali leans into healing ceremonies, spa treatments and poolside lounging, with café stops and shopping built in.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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The project includes replacing and rehabilitating drainage culverts beneath the highway to help preserve the roadbed and reduce flooding.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Diagnosed with a left shoulder subluxation, Miller missed 13 games while rehabilitating the injury.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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Our students arrive in crisis — many presenting with self-harm, suicidality, and aggression toward peers and caregivers — having already cycled through psychiatric hospitals, therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment centers, and other settings without success.—
Samantha Rappaport,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Future work will focus on loading the microrobots with therapeutic drugs and testing them in living systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Substantial relief at the pump will only begin to arrive if tanker traffic resumes in the Strait of Hormuz, alleviating a historic oil shortage, Krishnamoorti said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Like clockwork, the government filed a notice of appeal on the CIT decision Friday, alleviating any mystery as to its intent to seek an alternate outcome.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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This painting and the others like it, and the birthday picnic at Henley-on-Klip, compress the air around me, fixing me in the middle, under the weight of this green richness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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The 900-foot ship Dali lost power twice and slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge early March 26, 2024, as a work crew was fixing potholes.—
Tom Costello,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Both the natural ingredients and medicinal drugs used to treat fungal infections tend to be pungent.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The patient wouldn’t have had the benefit of modern anesthetics, but archaeological traces at other sites suggest Neanderthals knew about medicinal plants like chamomile and yarrow, as well as antiseptics like birch tar.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 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 20 May. 2026.
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