curing 1 of 2

adjective

as in curative

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verb

present participle of cure
1
as in healing
to bring about recovery from do you have anything that will cure my headache?

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2
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
Verb
Participants can move from SoulCycle rides and hot yoga sessions to strength training, red light therapy, peptide consultations, and recovery experiences—all while supporting scientific research for curing cancer through The Beljanski Foundation. — Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 His passions lie in using AI to solve scientific puzzles, like curing diseases and discovering new materials, and in ensuring that AI doesn’t accidentally cause catastrophic harm to humanity. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The water has more than 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt, creating more buoyancy than the Dead Sea, but without curing your skin to jerky. — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 Until recently, the finest 3D printing available was stereolithography, and its method for printing high-resolution structures at the atomic scale required curing its resin with ultraviolet (UV) rays. — New Atlas, 19 July 2026 America at 250 seems stuck in a miasma of rival populisms that offer irreconcilable visions for curing what ails our country. — Will Marshall, Washington Post, 18 July 2026 They are preserved through curing, smoking or adding chemicals like nitrates and nitrites. — Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 14 July 2026 By curing an entire structure in a single exposure, the new method removes those layer boundaries and produces a more uniform part. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 But a new treatment moving through the Food and Drug Administration clinical trials process may be key to treating, or even curing, depression and anxiety in postpartum people. — Camille Hoffman, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curing
  1. curative
  2. healing
  3. rehabilitating
  4. therapeutic
  5. alleviating
  6. fixing
  7. medicinal
  8. remedying
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, there are cases where an individual’s illness is so advanced that there is no curative treatment available.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of curative
Verb
  • Stop the bleeding before healing anything, and never attempt the healing as a standalone project.
    — Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Moon, tied to intuition, moves through your 12th House of Solitude and conjoins healing Chiron there, opening gentle space to notice what your heart whispers.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of healing
Verb
  • In its release, the Illinois high court noted Evans’ work establishing the county’s restorative justice courts, which handle some low-level cases outside the traditional courtroom in the hopes of rehabilitating defendants.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Unai Emery’s penchant for rehabilitating flailing, once prodigious talents now extends to Alejandro Garnacho.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of rehabilitating
Adjective
  • The request prompted Sinkule to explore the protein’s therapeutic potential himself.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • There are still treatments available when cancer has spread to the bones, including therapeutic radiation, which circulates throughout the body and can help relieve discomfort.
    — Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of therapeutic
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  • Accordingly, preventing or alleviating hypertension and diabetes can partly be done by managing these factors.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
  • This isn’t the first time Halle Berry has worked on a project aimed at alleviating menopause symptoms.
    — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleviating
Verb
  • Those not worth fixing are harvested for parts and then recycled.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Reading the whole bill feels like scrolling social media and jotting down every commenter’s ideas on what needs fixing.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixing
Adjective
  • Despite the abundance of berries, the fragrance never veers into the medicinal territory that cherry can sometimes take on.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026
  • These Europeans did not similarly preserve the knowledge held by Caribbean communities about the plant’s medicinal uses.
    — Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2026
Definition of medicinal
Verb
  • Taking the time to figure out where the block is happening and remedying it in a gentle manner is always the best way to go.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
  • Ahead, design experts share the five most glaring living room flaws, plus advice for remedying them.
    — Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
Definition of remedying

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