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Recent Examples of remedial How many remedial courses should a college student be allowed to take? Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2025 The case, which is in its remedial phase, has found Google guilty of monopolistic practices, such as paying Apple $20 billion a year to be the default search engine on Safari. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 May 2025 Investigators had recommended nearly 30 remedial measures and improvements for Minneapolis to implement to combat racial disparities and excessive use of force by the department, such as enhanced training and accountability measures, and improved data collection of police activity. Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 May 2025 Predictive analytics gives developers the capability to forecast defect risk early, which helps targets test and take remedial action. David Henkin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for remedial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remedial
Adjective
  • Counties and cities must report serious financial problems to the governor or Legislature for potential corrective action.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
  • We are committed to addressing this matter fully and to implementing all necessary corrective actions to ensure this does not happen again.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • On my final morning, Morné walked me through the gardens tended by head gardener Constance who flashed me the brightest of smiles — past the medicinal plants, through the rows of nasturtiums, into the cool, fragrant greenhouse.
    Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Advertisement Where is the use of psilocybin for medicinal purposes legal?
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • Fifty-five years after Martin Luther King's death, African Americans continue to proudly honor his reformative legacy in Phoenix.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
  • While the idea of hiring actors might raise some eyebrows, acting and artistry can be an important step in the reformative process, and Hemsworth suggested that the actors’ real-life experiences helped shape their on-screen characters.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • The funding will go towards procuring more ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF).
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
  • Thankfully, a new study by researchers from the First People’s Hospital of Neijiang, China, has investigated the effectiveness of various therapeutic options for treating the condition.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • Guidelines that distinguish between AI as a learning tool and AI as a substitute for learning are beneficial to both teachers and students.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Experts say any walking is beneficial, but intervals may boost fitness and break plateaus.
    Cathy Cassata, Health, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • What has remained consistent is that a short walk by even a spot of trees or some lapping water can be curative for me.
    Liesel Davis, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2025
  • Pharmacies that sold curative tonics started adding sweeteners and other syrups; then, serving the mixtures got easier.
    Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025

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“Remedial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remedial. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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