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as in to rehabilitate
to restore to a healthy condition
a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart heal the sick
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as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds
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as in to cure
to bring about recovery from
time heals all wounds, even those of the heart
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Recent Examples of heal
Or, perhaps, millennial girlhood is healing, finally.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2025
While the past few months have highlighted rifts that time has yet to heal, Juvenile’s stance underscores a deeper desire — one rooted in decades of brotherhood and shared history — to see the Hot Boys move forward together rather than fall apart.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Roughly 80 miles south of Miami and 80 miles north of Key West, Islamorada offers the perfect blend of Old Florida charm and salty barefoot luxury—no high-rises, no big-box stores, just freshly caught fish, breezy galleries, and the healing rhythm of the sea.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
In general, when wounds don’t heal properly, the risk of infection increases.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 31 July 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2025
While the past few months have highlighted rifts that time has yet to heal, Juvenile’s stance underscores a deeper desire — one rooted in decades of brotherhood and shared history — to see the Hot Boys move forward together rather than fall apart.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Roughly 80 miles south of Miami and 80 miles north of Key West, Islamorada offers the perfect blend of Old Florida charm and salty barefoot luxury—no high-rises, no big-box stores, just freshly caught fish, breezy galleries, and the healing rhythm of the sea.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
In general, when wounds don’t heal properly, the risk of infection increases.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heal
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The new diverging diamond interchange proposed in Waukesha County to rehabilitate one of the oldest interchanges on the Interstate 94 system is estimated to cost about $7.9 million, officials say.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The bears were brought to the Wildlife Center, which is one of three centers licensed to rehabilitate wild black bears in the state, to receive medical treatment and diagnosis, Thompson said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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With Dejan Kulusevski still recovering from knee surgery, Spurs desperately crave a playmaker and Eze fits the bill perfectly.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Once the heat subsides in late summer or early fall, a final application can be made to help warm-season lawns recover from summer stresses.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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Ultimately, there is a single disastrous outcome: disease is treated rather than cured.—
David Marks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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And, accepting the premise that Christian referred only to those immigrants from European countries as stated in the History Museum’s research, who were these Christians who had to be doubly fined to cure them of consorting with their Negro counterparts?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, the sand usually mixes with the clay and becomes a concrete-like substance, which is nearly impossible to fix.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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My initial attempts to fix this were a masterclass in frustration.—
Jason BARNARD,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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To be fair to Apple, many AI techniques can be found in iOS over the last decade—machine learning to improve photographs being an obvious one that impacts the user experience.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Now is the time to improve your home’s ability to withstand hurricanes.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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That focus on charity aligns with the group’s overall commitment to donate proceeds to promote sustainability and help alleviate food insecurity around the world.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In the Conservative movement, meanwhile, the Rabbinical Assembly cited Jewish values in calling on the Israeli government to alleviate the suffering in Gaza.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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The driver, who was on parole at the time of the incident, was arrested and taken to a hospital to be treated, Ernst said.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Instead, Musk started work on an $80 million wastewater plant down the road from his facility, which would treat sewer water and repurpose it for xAI’s uses.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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The growth has led to I-35’s status as one of the most congested highways in Texas, which TxDOT hopes to remedy as work begins on the largest expansion in the highway’s history.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Fort Worth’s health inspections function on a demerit system: 0 demerits is considered a perfect score, and restaurants with over 30 demerits are required to fix the worst issues immediately and remedy the rest within 48 hours.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 July 2025
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heal. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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