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
Driving east from the marsh, Stork passed a stretch of the river not yet remediated, between Indianapolis Boulevard and Kennedy Avenue.
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The port planned to use it to clean up and remediate polluted areas, build facilities for handling the turbine parts, dredge the waterway and build a larger wharf capable of handling pieces of steel longer than a football field.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
But that plan faces complications that range from renovating the Art Deco architecture and remediating asbestos, to concerns about layoffs of correctional staff.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
According to Short, the building on the end of the pier can be repaired and the inside remediated.
—Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The port planned to use it to clean up and remediate polluted areas, build facilities for handling the turbine parts, dredge the waterway and build a larger wharf capable of handling pieces of steel longer than a football field.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
But that plan faces complications that range from renovating the Art Deco architecture and remediating asbestos, to concerns about layoffs of correctional staff.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
According to Short, the building on the end of the pier can be repaired and the inside remediated.
—Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediate
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Bhattacharya noted that the United States’ investment in research has vastly improved outcomes for children with cancer.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, the group also says that early detection can significantly improve treatment outcomes.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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El Segundo is capable of refining 290,000 barrels of crude oil per day, according to Chevron.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Climeworks is refining whether solid systems can manufacture their way to cost competitiveness.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Although that’s going to be contentious because Hamas is going to try to get involved in that process in order to rehabilitate its image.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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But nobody could figure out that he couldn’t be rehabilitated?—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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To remedy this recall, dealers will inspect and replace the battery junction box, as necessary.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Hopefully, Thrice fan Margot Robbie can remedy this.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Companies can correct perceptions of unfairness by clearly communicating the value, argues Zhang.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Tarik Skubal course-corrected For now, the story of Detroit’s season is its historic collapse down the stretch.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Remediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediate. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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