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Recent Examples of palliative
Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged a 40-year-old doctor who worked on a palliative care team, for 15 counts of murder with malice.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Proponents of the bill say assisted dying can bring dignity to terminal patients at the end of their lives, averting months of suffering and physical decline, and easing pressure on the country’s palliative, or end-of-life, services.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
In this context, the study aimed to determine whether there is a scientific consensus on the use of medical cannabis for cancer patients, including both palliative care and its potential as an anticancer treatment.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged a 40-year-old doctor who worked on a palliative care team, for 15 counts of murder with malice.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
One of the advantages of early detection is that the goal of treatment becomes a cure as opposed to palliative.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Proponents of the bill say assisted dying can bring dignity to terminal patients at the end of their lives, averting months of suffering and physical decline, and easing pressure on the country’s palliative, or end-of-life, services.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliative
Adjective
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The person may or may not also receive curative treatment for their condition.2 Comfort care focuses on pain relief, symptom control, and improving a person's quality of life.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2025
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This includes advocating for policies that eliminate the requirement to forgo curative treatments, improve reimbursement rates and address provider shortages.—
James Dismond,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In that maelstrom, several patients were given doses of sedatives that ultimately killed them, and Fink’s account revolves around those decisions and the criminal allegations that arose after the crisis.—
Heather Hansman,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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Terry was found to have died of an overdose of insulin and the sedative promethazine, the medical examiner ruled.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The big three injectable prescription weight loss medicines: Ozempic, Victoza, and Wegovy.—
Kate Knibbs,
Wired News,
15 May 2025
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Laughter is truly the best medicine for stress and anxiety.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Torres and Mings offer beneficial attributes to Villa and the debate between who should start is nuanced and, quite simply, on a game-by-game basis.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Based on these findings, Ahmed and Dr. Jeffrey Gordon from the Washington University at St. Louis developed a treatment that incorporates beneficial gut bugs that could be easily dispensed into food products by local producers.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
14 May 2025
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But his presence now would have been a warm security blanket.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Danny Amendola, who came over from the Rams and signed a five-year, $28.5 million contract with the Patriots, was supposed to take Welker’s place as Brady’s security blanket.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The act of creating pretend makeup or putting on the occasional swipe of real lip balm can also reinforce fine-motor and planning skills, Keough told me.—
Faran Krentcil,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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The consistency of eye creams and also lip balms often are very similar.—
Anaja I. Smith,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Take remedial action when necessary and ensure the AI agent can learn and improve continuously.—
Jim DeLoach,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The current homeowner, who prefers to remain anonymous, purchased the property within the last few years and recognized that the orange trees, along with nearby macadamia nut, avocado, guava and fig trees that previous owners had planted, were declining and needing specialized remedial care.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
Noun
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New research by baby brand MAM suggests 15% of British parents feel judged for offering their child a pacifier and 63% of parents have experienced some form of judgment around pacifiers during early parenting.—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some are intended to match pacifiers from the same manufacturer.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Palliative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliative. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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