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Recent Examples of palliative
Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Money raised will prioritize private residential nursing care, additional support services and ongoing transport and palliative care needs.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 15 July 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
As of June 2025, the reward for information leading to Falconio's remains was doubled to 500,000 Australian dollars (about $330,000) after news emerged that Murdoch was in palliative care.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Money raised will prioritize private residential nursing care, additional support services and ongoing transport and palliative care needs.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 15 July 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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Egypt has diagnosed 87% of people living with hepatitis C and provided curative treatment to 93% of those diagnosed, far exceeding WHO targets.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Given its alleged curative effects for health issues such as indigestion, pharmacists sold soda water at soda fountains, innovative devices that created carbonated water to be sold by the glass.—
Valerie M. Fridland,
The Conversation,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Opioids: Often used with sedatives to provide pain relief.—
Pamela Assid,
Verywell Health,
21 July 2025
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On top of this, older people are also more likely to take medications, such as diuretics or sedatives, that cause dehydration or further impact the body’s ability to sweat.789 Older adults are also more likely to have chronic diseases, which can worsen in extreme heat.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
26 June 2025
Noun
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By the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, some areas of medicine, such as psychiatry, would face increasing criticism, including from social movements representing women and LGBT people.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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When Alec Flynn was in college, the comedian began using standup as a form of medicine to help with depression.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This combination of experience—specifically, that diversity of history and background—is beneficial for treating the broad range of patients who require health care.—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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As Allure previously reported, studies have shown that polynucleotides can be beneficial for tissue regeneration and to stimulate collagen production.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Brock Bowers became a security blanket for Beck in 2023, but after Bower’s exit for the NFL, Beck was left with insufficient weapons and an inadequate offensive line this season.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Rookie tight end Mason Taylor has been an impressive security blanket for the Jets’ quarterbacks.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Rihanna’s signature scent gets the solid treatment in this luxe, travel-ready balm.—
Dan Michel,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ultra Gentle Balm: A fast-absorbing, nourishing balm made with Dove’s vulva nourishment serum for long-lasting moisture and comfort.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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No disciplinary or other remedial action was taken against the harassers, and the harassment continued and, in some cases, worsened after employees complained.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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The solution, in this framework, is remedial state action commensurate with the original harm.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Toddler boy, 17 months, carrying baby doll with pacifier in mouth.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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The snaps show the baby sleeping with a blue pacifier in his mouth and swaddled in a baby blanket with his baby cap.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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“Palliative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliative. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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