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
Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026
These varieties should be stored as-is without the curing process.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Because salt helps preserve the meat and keeps the protein from breaking down, it is often used in the curing process.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 22 Dec. 2025
Bush argued that these wartime successes presented a model for growing the American economy, preventing and curing disease and projecting American power.
—Fred D. Ledley, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Traditional concrete demands high temperatures and weeks of curing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
Montgomery also uses traditional preservation methods like curing, smoking, and pickling to ensure a full larder of preserves and ferment that permit Edinbane to celebrate Skye produce year-round, even when fresh supply is disrupted.
—Jillian Dara, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2025
That drive has also led The Miami Project to expand its work beyond curing paralysis.
—Glenn Gamboa, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
The breakthrough retron therapy from Buffington, Finkelstein, and their colleagues will join the above efforts to reduce suffering, lower medical costs through curing instead of treating diseases, and increase the length and quality of life.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
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Minor differences in temperature won't have a drastic effect on the results of your interior painting project, but significantly high or low temperatures can impact the quality of the finish or may even prevent the paint from curing correctly.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026
These varieties should be stored as-is without the curing process.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Because salt helps preserve the meat and keeps the protein from breaking down, it is often used in the curing process.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 22 Dec. 2025
Bush argued that these wartime successes presented a model for growing the American economy, preventing and curing disease and projecting American power.
—Fred D. Ledley, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Traditional concrete demands high temperatures and weeks of curing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
Montgomery also uses traditional preservation methods like curing, smoking, and pickling to ensure a full larder of preserves and ferment that permit Edinbane to celebrate Skye produce year-round, even when fresh supply is disrupted.
—Jillian Dara, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2025
That drive has also led The Miami Project to expand its work beyond curing paralysis.
—Glenn Gamboa, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
The breakthrough retron therapy from Buffington, Finkelstein, and their colleagues will join the above efforts to reduce suffering, lower medical costs through curing instead of treating diseases, and increase the length and quality of life.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curing
Adjective
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Unfortunately, white sage has been relentlessly poached in the wild due to its vaunted curative properties and its international reputation for spiritual cleansing when burned as a smudge stick.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
12 Dec. 2025
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Scientifically, preventive medicine is always preferred over curative, but what happens when there is neither prevention nor cure?—
Hany Demian,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The post came as Princess Kate shared a personal video on Instagram about healing through nature on her special day.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Coming together with others was healing for Angela, after seeing the video of an ICE officer fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis.—
Andrea Nakano,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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His fingerprints are all over the roster, which got a little healthier Saturday night with Grant Williams making his season debut in their 150-95 win over Utah at Delta Center, finally returning after missing more than a full calendar year rehabilitating a torn right ACL.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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In fact, when the opera company purchased the property and began rehabilitating it in the 1980s, the goal wasn’t to reinvent it, but to restore it and pay homage to its spirit.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
29 Dec. 2025
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The Prince and Princess of Wales toured the hospital's neuro-rehabilitation center, where patients used a therapeutic gym and arts and crafts activities center.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The site's first building going up is a therapeutic foster home.—
Katheryn Houghton,
NPR,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lamont, while not weighing in directly on Iroquois’ proposal, has been generally supportive of expanding pipelines as a way of increasing the supply of natural gas flowing into New England and alleviating winter price spikes.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, $500 million in homelessness funds approved last year will still be available to local governments — as long as the state determines cities and counties applying for the money have made sufficient progress in alleviating the crisis.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The governor committed to fixing this system.—
Kristin Brown,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In Altadena, employees with the small local water utilities raced across town protecting and fixing the water systems firefighters relied on.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For example, the Yucca Plant Quilt Block in Martin County is located on a historic site and features a medicinal plant used by the Tuscarora Indians.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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This four-star hotel has a gourmet restaurant, a fondue restaurant with panoramic views, a wine cellar, and a nearly 13,000-square-foot spa that offers treatments using medicinal mountain herbs.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The court clarified that racial distinctions by the government only apply in the rare instances that government is remedying specific instances of its past discriminatory conduct.—
Andrew Quinio,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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The issue prompted a stop-sale notice to dealers from Stellantis, meaning dealerships cannot sell PHEV Grand Cherokees from the last five model years without remedying the issue first.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Curing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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