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healed

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verb

past tense of heal
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Recent Examples of healed
Verb
But quarterback Baker Mayfield has acknowledged the thumb on his right throwing hand probably will not be fully healed until after the season. — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Something healed in me over my wedding weekend, watching my gringo groom sweat through his vintage Hollywood tux while learning to dance samba from a passista dressed in her carnival regalia. — Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Their lines formed chemistry, Logan Thompson was holding them in games and the minor ailments that kept key players out early have healed. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026 Some carry a grief that cannot be healed; others carry memories that ruin their futures. — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 After contracting the plague, he was banished to a cave, where a dog brought him bread and healed his wounds by licking them. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 Advertisement Ask your dentist to examine the tissue beneath the denture, especially if a sore hasn’t healed after two weeks. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 But for Dolla $ign, time hasn’t healed the wound left by his close friend’s early departure. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 Pickett appears 100% healed from injury and grabbed eight receptions for 134 yards, while Nik McMillan caught four passes for 89 yards and a score. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for healed
Adjective
  • The traditional lacquer and metal powders used to repair dishes are not certified as food-safe, so repaired items become art or decor.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The town will unveil the renovations next month and the improvements include a new paint job on the interior of the historic building, a repaired 19th-century chalkboard pulley system and repair of the several small holes in the roof.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Remission as measured during this period does not mean diabetes has been reversed permanently and cured.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • My dinner began with crisp pork and apple croquettes—delivering all the hearty comfort of a Sunday roast in just a few sweet-and-savory bites—followed by silky slivers of Scottish salmon, cured in-house, of course.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Michael was found dead the next day, his body recovered from brush along the banks of the Feather River.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Surveillance video recovered by the Daily News shows a scrap collector finding the black cloth case used to hold a musical instrument that contained Owusu’s body.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • But some gut motility issues can be alleviated with proper hydration.
    — Amber Raiken, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Around the same time, fears of a smaller Chinese crop brought about by an exceptionally hot summer in Xinjiang were alleviated by stronger-than-expected yields.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Punk’s jump to WWE came with a lot of mended fences, and there have been little-to-no significant stories about Punk’s backstage issues in a WWE locker room since his 2023 return.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But over the years, the two mended fences.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Yayoi Kusama’s seminal 1969 Happening Grand Orgy to Awaken the Dead at MoMA has been rehabilitated into a proud moment in the museum’s official history, but photos of the event show security pleading with the dancers to leave.
    — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The 220-pound Pacific walrus calf, named Annautaq, traveled 4,000 miles to Central Florida after being rescued by wildlife experts and rehabilitated at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After talking with them, the man readily discarded his medications and was relieved to see White, an avid smoker, roll a cigarette because the man didn’t want to kick the habit.
    — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
  • On Saturday, Howard’s lawyer, Sam MacRoberts, of the Kansas Justice Institute, said Howard is relieved and joyful that his sign can stay.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Last year at Comic-Con, Mullins live-sculpted the reconstructed face of the Rancho Bernardo toddler.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Data published in 2010 by Newcastle scientists showed that in lab experiments, only a tiny amount of the mother’s mutation-bearing mitochondria — less than 2% — showed up in the reconstructed embryos.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Healed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/healed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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