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
Eighteen years is far too long to wait for affordable housing, and many more years have passed — more than 60 — where the community has waited for the site to be remediated.
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Michelle De La Uz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
County officials said those issues must be fully remediated before customers can return to the longtime restaurant.
—Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Agents provisioning access, processing payroll, remediating security incidents—with no identity, no audit trail, no compliance posture.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The family is claiming negligence and wrongful death on the part of the defendants for not maintaining and inspecting the mine, remediating any hazardous conditions, and warning others of those dangers.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Michelle De La Uz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
County officials said those issues must be fully remediated before customers can return to the longtime restaurant.
—Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Agents provisioning access, processing payroll, remediating security incidents—with no identity, no audit trail, no compliance posture.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The family is claiming negligence and wrongful death on the part of the defendants for not maintaining and inspecting the mine, remediating any hazardous conditions, and warning others of those dangers.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediate
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But Intel still faces major challenges, particularly in its chip-manufacturing foundry business, which has struggled to add more clients and improve production quality, analysts said.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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By shrinking the motor footprint, manufacturers can free up valuable chassis space, improve overall packaging efficiency, and potentially enhance vehicle performance and range through better system integration.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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The result is a building that is both elegant and refined, at once a part of and apart from its surroundings—and one that deftly nods to both France and Italy in myriad ways.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Department of Defense sourcing rules that become effective January 1, 2027, will restrict the use of tungsten metal powders and heavy alloys mined, refined, and produced in China.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Biologist Cristhian Mace, with the LA County Parks and Recreation, is working with her team to rehabilitate and monitor the Eaton Canyon Natural Area as its ecosystem recovers from wildfire destruction.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Kittle, near his ideal playing weight, has rehabilitated on a side field throughout organized team activities.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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In a preemptive effort to remedy the situation, Bills said the council had compiled all correspondence and questionnaires for the candidates and will be releasing it to the public.—
Noah Daly
June 9,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2026
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For generations, the federal government enforced civil rights laws with an eye toward remedying historic, systemic discrimination against Black people and other people of color.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Francisco corrects Arnold's Spanish and has conversations with him through his computer speakers.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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But her cool daughter DEI (Sydney Park), who uses they/them pronouns, is always ready to correct her.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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“Remediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediate. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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