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as in corrective
serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition
took a remedial math course over the summer so he'd be ready for algebra the following school year
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as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
unfortunately, with a cold virus, there are few remedial measures besides fluids and rest
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Recent Examples of remedial
The remedial work and infrastructure replacements will mitigate flooding to more than 70 properties and eight roads in the Wauconda area.
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Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Image Other professors, like David Malan at Harvard, said the use of A.I. meant fewer students were coming to office hours for remedial help.
—Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Right now, real-world tasks—like supporting dispatch coordination, tagging inventory or managing a nonprofit’s social media—are often treated as side gigs or remedial work in the education pipeline.
—Khaitsa Wasiyo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The administration could use instruments such as Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which addresses unfair trade practices, and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, which allows the United States to impose tariffs or take other remedial actions on national security grounds.
—Emily Kilcrease, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2025
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Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Image Other professors, like David Malan at Harvard, said the use of A.I. meant fewer students were coming to office hours for remedial help.
—Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Right now, real-world tasks—like supporting dispatch coordination, tagging inventory or managing a nonprofit’s social media—are often treated as side gigs or remedial work in the education pipeline.
—Khaitsa Wasiyo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The administration could use instruments such as Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which addresses unfair trade practices, and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, which allows the United States to impose tariffs or take other remedial actions on national security grounds.
—Emily Kilcrease, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remedial
Adjective
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Few drug classes undergo such continuous surveillance and are subject to such swift corrective action when genuine risks emerge.—
Jake Scott,
The Conversation,
26 June 2025
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Furthermore, additional attention to the matter appears to be resulting in voluntary corrective action.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Some even eat loquats raw, not only for their addictive taste, but also for medicinal purposes.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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It is often sold in the form of lotions, oils and edibles for medicinal purposes.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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And then editing it back and forth with my coach and reading it out loud to her every week was very therapeutic.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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Since her death in 2016, the foundation has been focused on addressing mental health and trauma through education, therapeutic resources and creative arts.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Both experts say that dry brushing, the physical exfoliant that sloughs away dead skin cells, can be beneficial to keeping strawberry legs at bay.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Earlier research from 2013 also highlighted video games' ability to enhance problem-solving skills, suggesting video games are more beneficial to cognitive development than previously thought.—
George Toh,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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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
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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 10 Jul. 2025.
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