as in to improve
to stop or reverse the damage of
Cleanup crews are working to remediate the site of the chemical spill. Remediating the pollution of the river will take some effort.
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Recent Examples of remediate
As Native Americans traveled to Britain, and as the figure of the Native American was circulated and remediated via transatlantic print, performance, and visual culture, Native Americans became active participants in—not merely subjects of—transatlantic modernity.
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Abby Clayton, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2025
After the Camp fire, scientists found levels over 900 ppb, which took eight months to remediate.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Assign accountability to the right teams to remediate errors faster.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The environmental services company remediated the SUV and, while doing so, detected high levels of mercury and recovered solid mercury, according to the indictment.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Abby Clayton, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2025
After the Camp fire, scientists found levels over 900 ppb, which took eight months to remediate.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Assign accountability to the right teams to remediate errors faster.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The environmental services company remediated the SUV and, while doing so, detected high levels of mercury and recovered solid mercury, according to the indictment.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediate
Verb
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Pollination season was windy, cold and rainy — but supply chain problems began to improve and inventory came down.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Levy said that if the political climate doesn’t improve, business for him will likely be even worse in 2026.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Human editors will refine and enhance Claude’s drafts before publication.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Suncor refines about 98,000 barrels of crude oil per day during normal operations and supplies about 40% of the gasoline used in Colorado.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The program has rescued and rehabilitated 24 seals in 2025 alone, according to the aquarium.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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Nor were they educated or important enough to be rehabilitated into the West German government — like the former Nazis who, by 1957, made up some 76 percent of the senior officials in the Justice Ministry of the Federal Republic.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The justices appeared uncertain in the oral arguments about how to remedy the sweeping use by district judges of nationwide injunctions, which could have a significant impact on the high court’s emergency docket.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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Restaurants with over 30 demerits are required to fix the worst issues immediately and remedy the rest within 48 hours.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
Verb
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This story was changed to correct the address of TheaterWorks Hartford and to update changes in the performance schedule.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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This story was updated to correct a typo in Mandi Jung's name.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Remediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediate. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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