mends

present tense third-person singular of mend
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as in compensates
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 improves
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mends
Verb
  • Luckily, my friend is a master seamstress and repairs my shoe on the spot.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The nongreasy, fast-absorbing serum supports the scalp with five different types of peptides and repairs hair follicles with protein-rich bioactive keratin ferment and fermented rice powder.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although Gilgeous-Alexander gains a step on a drive, Sarr recovers enough to block Gilgeous-Alexander’s layup attempt.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That’ll drain savings more quickly and leave fewer assets to generate returns when the market recovers.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 2025 season could be the same, unless Browning can step up and completely lead while Burrow heals.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The glue is also biodegradable, meaning the body absorbs it as the bone heals, so no second surgery is needed to remove implants.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • A little over half of that burden will hit farmers directly in the form of falling retail prices, SBI said, unless the government compensates for the loss.
    Sriram Iyer, executive editor, CNBC-TV18, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The compliance inherent to the finger effectively compensates for the inaccuracies in human actuation, leading to robust behavior.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022
Verb
  • Survivors may look thin and suffer from lameness until their condition improves.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Regenerative viticulture is resonating as the agricultural model most suited for the current climate, a model that actively improves soil health and ecosystem resilience.
    Miguel A. Torres, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Through the gelcoat application process, MasterCraft monitors the humidity and temperature, both highly influential factors on how the gelcoat cures.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Once the goo is on her, ideally, Ellen will just chill until the substance cures or whatever the heck it’s supposed to do.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This treatment fixes core biological deficits and therefore could be disease-modifying.
    Alice Park, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Leatherman Rev Pocket-size Multi-Tool Small but mighty, this multitool fixes everything from loose screws to stuck zippers.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Madea rehabilitates her co-prisoners, her family on the outside struggles with the usual family issues.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And foxes are the most expensive animals the facility rehabilitates.
    Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Mends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mends. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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