rehabilitative

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitative
Adjective
  • The order directs the Attorney General to investigate federal policies of the past four years and to recommend appropriate remedial action.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Existing federal law already provides for possible remedial actions to confront this problem.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Buyers who have sought relief from the city have gotten nowhere: Emails, phone calls and meetings have prompted no corrective action.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
  • These moves underscore how crucial the pardon power really is: the last possible corrective when the criminal justice system imprisons too many people and punishes them too harshly.
    Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The discovery of life-saving antibiotics, the development of protective vaccines, curative cancer treatments – all were proven by clinical trials.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
  • There are no curative treatments or vaccines for Guinea worm disease.
    Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Ultimately, the best approach is to listen to your body: allow genuine hunger to guide your meal schedule and give your gut enough time to complete its cleansing and restorative processes.
    Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Luckily, this Adwoa Beauty mask tackles all these concerns with Moroccan laval clay, blue-tansy-flower oil, and spirulina extract, to name just a few of its restorative, strengthening, and conditioning ingredients.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The intent is to relieve pressure on local emergency rooms by providing recuperative care for the homeless.
    Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But board Chair Nora Vargas cited a letter from Sharp HealthCare at Tuesday’s meeting that noted the local health care provider does not see recuperative care as directly pertaining to the new law.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
Adjective
  • Found among cypress cones brought from Jordan for medicinal purposes, the half-inch-long insects were discovered during a routine inspection of a traveler, according to a Feb. 5 news release.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The results of the study hint that there could be other potential medicinal uses for the elderberry, said the university.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • While they’re made to be light and refreshing (hence the name), the drinks also reflect the slow pace of this cozy time of year.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Season 4 is just as refreshing as previous seasons.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Focusing on Longevity and Well-being Senior living operators are well aware of the nationwide trend in the country toward increasing our healthful years beyond 65.
    Sara Zeff Geber, PhD, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Between the lines: Senate Democrats have not been raising alarms at the same level, however, and there is some speculation Kennedy could even pick up a few Democratic votes, given some lawmakers' interest in issues like healthful foods.
    Peter Sullivan, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Rehabilitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabilitative. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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