1
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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2
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
So, what if cinema cannot ultimately heal wounds?
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
How Florida’s Statute of Limitations Shapes a Claim Most people focus on healing first.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Its wounds have still not entirely healed.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Murphy believes there is only one way to heal what is broken in our politics.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
How Florida’s Statute of Limitations Shapes a Claim Most people focus on healing first.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Its wounds have still not entirely healed.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Murphy believes there is only one way to heal what is broken in our politics.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heal
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His statement, which follows earlier revelations about video footage of the two men in an apparent documentary interview shoot, will add to a long-running debate about whether Bannon really had a documentary in the works or was looking to help rehabilitate Epstein’s reputation with media training.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Gateway will build two new tunnels and rehabilitate the existing 116-year-old rail tunnels that run beneath the Hudson River.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Stepanova says the early 2025 rate change was implemented to recover costs associated with upgrades to safety and reliability upgrades to natural gas infrastructure, saying a portion of the update took effect in late 2024.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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Two people were arrested, and police recovered a gun that had been thrown out of the SUV during the pursuit.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2026
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The first non-Native settlers came in the late 19th century, banking on claims that the desert air would cure any respiratory ailment.—
Jason Sheeler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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There’s no proven way to prevent or cure the disease, but delaying its onset—even modestly—can help preserve and prolong people’s independence and quality of life.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
19 Feb. 2026
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No amount of what-ifs, however, will fix what ails USC during its final three games.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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However, if there’s a problem that requires someone (whether human or robot) to travel to the site to conduct repairs or component replacements, that cannot be fixed in space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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Potential projects will demonstrate ways to improve energy utilization, process efficiency and manufacturing throughput to ensure a steady supply of extreme environment materials for industrial markets and federal agencies, according to the details available.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Reserve Jacari White led six players in double figures with 17 points for the Cavaliers (24-3, 12-2 ACC), who improved to 13-1 at home and beat the Hurricanes for the ninth time in their last 10 meetings.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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Making Chinese devices in Europe will also help to alleviate Europe’s security concerns, Yu noted.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Floren said the McKinney hospital will alleviate strain on other Texas Health hospitals, especially as the suburbs north of Dallas continue explosive population growth.—
Emily Brindley
Health Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Everyone’s treating my family good.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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But there is another path forward—one that treats AI not as a substitute for human capacity, but as an augment to it.—
David Stout,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Based on past incidents, Nike may attempt to remedy any quality issues and release the sneakers as B-grade quality in outlet locations.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Bessent has said tariffs also could be imposed to remedy unfair trade practices under two sections of the 1974 Trade Act.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heal. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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