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as in repairing
to put into good shape or working order again
that shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it
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as in recovering
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
she's mending after a particularly nasty bout of the flu
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as in healing
to restore to a healthy condition
mended the broken plant so that it was soon thriving again
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as in compensating
to make up for (an offense)
the proverb "least said, soonest mended" should be heeded by anyone tempted to angrily blurt out things they really don't mean
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as in improving
to change one's behavior or character for the better
everyone's written her off as a liar and a thief, but I say it's never too late to mend
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“Mending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mending. Accessed 4 Feb. 2023.
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