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as in cured
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 recovered
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 alleviated
to bring about recovery from
time heals all wounds, even those of the heart
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Recent Examples of healed
Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
As his skin gradually healed, his fur began growing back.
—Allison Moses, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The good news is Jackson may be healed enough to return to the field, which would give the Ravens a huge chance at beating the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Mpox-positive patients should isolate at home and avoid contact with others until the rash is healed.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
In the decade since, Wilkins has healed both emotionally and physically, opening up to PEOPLE in this week’s issue about her life now and her plans for the future.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
This work transformed me and healed me of many modern maladies.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
The twist, so to speak, in Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s feature debut, is that the child in question is a Belgian girl growing up in rural Japan in the 1960s — a place filled with countless natural wonders, but also marked by the scars of a major war that haven’t quite healed.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
This differs from the usual approach, where reconstruction is often delayed until after the mastectomy has healed or other treatments are finished -- sometimes by several months or even a year.
—Dr. Cyrus Mowdawalla, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
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Luckily, the two actors healed, and the resulting scene is a thrilling mix of real-world action and paranormal mystery.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
As his skin gradually healed, his fur began growing back.
—Allison Moses, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The good news is Jackson may be healed enough to return to the field, which would give the Ravens a huge chance at beating the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Mpox-positive patients should isolate at home and avoid contact with others until the rash is healed.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
In the decade since, Wilkins has healed both emotionally and physically, opening up to PEOPLE in this week’s issue about her life now and her plans for the future.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
This work transformed me and healed me of many modern maladies.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
The twist, so to speak, in Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s feature debut, is that the child in question is a Belgian girl growing up in rural Japan in the 1960s — a place filled with countless natural wonders, but also marked by the scars of a major war that haven’t quite healed.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
This differs from the usual approach, where reconstruction is often delayed until after the mastectomy has healed or other treatments are finished -- sometimes by several months or even a year.
—Dr. Cyrus Mowdawalla, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for healed
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Those can include cheese, cured meats, herbs and other flavorings in the dough.—
Francesca Giuliani Hoffman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The dish, consisting of tater tots with salmon belly that was cured in-house, required too much time and too many ingredients.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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Investigators reviewed video evidence and recovered the aircraft's black box to learn more about the horrific accident.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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As the babies recovered, the family spent more than a year at a Ronald McDonald House location, according to KIII.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has alleviated the pain of losing Durant many seasons ago by turning into the best player in the league, winning not only the NBA MVP Award last year, but also earning the honor of Finals MVP.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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For a while, this was alleviated by trying to help police with their investigations, corresponding with her father, and working with organizations meant to help victims of violent and high profile crimes.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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The albatross was rehabilitated and released back to the wild in a neighboring area in October, officials said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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With its sadistic violence, taboo sexuality, and grim depiction of postwar London, Peeping Tom was a flop that essentially ended the illustrious career of director Michael Powell, falling into obscurity until Martin Scorsese rescued it and rehabilitated its reputation with a 1979 rerelease.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The reconstructed scenes had an average error of less than five centimeters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the afterglow of an appearance would provide momentum for the reconstructed conference, just as SDSU’s run to the 2023 Final Four would have aided the Pac-12 if former executives had been smart enough to add the Aztecs that spring (along with SMU) before everything imploded.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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The two credit card giants have been entangled in a lawsuit brought by retailers for the last 20 years that alleged the companies have fixed the price of interchange fees — a large portion of the fees merchants pay when a customer makes a purchase with a credit card.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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One day, Jeff Hafley has fixed everything on defense.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Nobody was ejected and Tyler Glasnow eventually relieved Wrobleski to end the inning.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Staub relieved Salters but fared no better, tossing an interception on each of his first two throws.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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New Delhi has treated democratic ideals and human rights as expendable whenever its own strategic interests are at stake.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Local media reported that the actor died on November 8, while being treated for pneumonia in hospital.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Healed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/healed. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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