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healing

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adjective

healing

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verb

present participle of heal
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Recent Examples of healing
Verb
Jesus consistently demonstrated a commitment to serving others through feeding the hungry, healing the sick and engaging the poor. Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025 Her foot is healing nicely, however the podiatrist warned her that the pain and swelling could last up to six months. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 The government needs to do much more in terms of building sustained economic growth, combating corruption, and in healing North-South wounds from the devastating civil war. Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025 At the center of it all is stoic rancher Staten Kirkland (Duhamel), who is healing from heartbreaking loss and on a quest for vengeance. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025 Sending you strength and healing energy. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 What’s the secret to healing that friendship? Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025 Simple activities that don’t cost much but that require human interaction can be healing for someone deep in grief. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025 Her journey through guilt and healing sheds light on the impossible role of American teachers. Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for healing
Noun
  • The industry has only been looking at its first chance for a strong, sustained recovery starting in the first half of this year.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 July 2025
  • Car manufacturing may be resource-heavy but electric vehicles could help end our dependance on fossil fuels, making the factories a symbol of environmental recovery, not damage.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, horehound candy tastes distinctly bittersweet and almost medicinal, due to its herby main ingredient that gets only slightly jazzed up with sugar or molasses.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
  • Caligula was also convinced that his own father, Germanicus, died from poisoning, a belief that may have encouraged him to study medicinal plants in order to avoid the same fate.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • In Osceola County, the first phase of rehabilitating 50 multifamily rental units in the Kissimmee Oaks complex will receive $1 million, according to a news release from FHL Banks.
    Staff Report, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The voter material for the 2018 ballot proposal, Regional Measure 3, listed the projects but didn’t mention that the money would go toward maintaining or rehabilitating the bridges.
    Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the person who contracted bird flu had mild symptoms, was treated with antivirals and is now recovering at home.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sandoval is recovering from his own Tommy John surgery, and most likely won’t be available to the Red Sox until after the All-Star break.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Ian Wilkinson was extubated on Aug. 14 and discharged to rehabilitation on Sept. 11.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 July 2025
  • At the time of his signing last October, the Bulls claimed the move was purely to facilitate Primo’s rehabilitation from an injury with no plans to roster him with the first team.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • And then editing it back and forth with my coach and reading it out loud to her every week was very therapeutic.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 July 2025
  • Since her death in 2016, the foundation has been focused on addressing mental health and trauma through education, therapeutic resources and creative arts.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The firm says investor sentiment is improving around the utility company.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Yong Kwon studies historical industrial policies for their application today in improving a country's economic performance and environmental outcomes.
    Yong Kwon / Made by History, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Despite climbing home prices, mortgage rates have recently reported weeks of declines and inventory is growing in many parts of the country, alleviating the shortage of homes and forcing sellers to slash prices to attract still-cautious buyers.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • But aside from a desire for revenge against Israel and remaining the primary power broker in Gaza, Hamas has consistently struggled to articulate an achievable long-term strategy for alleviating the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza.
    Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025

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