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
The cleanup of the nearly 9,000-acre Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant near De Soto in western Johnson County is nearing the finish line, with approximately 7,780 acres remediated.
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Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Mold issues are costly to remediate and can also impact indoor air quality and overall health.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
They are measured in the reputational damage that will take years to remediate, and in the chilling effect on future endeavors intended to do good at scale.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The federal government is committed to fully remediating this site.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
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Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Mold issues are costly to remediate and can also impact indoor air quality and overall health.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
They are measured in the reputational damage that will take years to remediate, and in the chilling effect on future endeavors intended to do good at scale.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The federal government is committed to fully remediating this site.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediate
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Columbia recruit improves career-record total to 791 strikeouts.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Often, Bell wrote, desegregation turned out not to be the fastest or surest method to improve these children’s school experience.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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To source that special blend, the state depends on in-state refineries or importing fuel refined to that standard from abroad.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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Consider the time of year and day when damage occurs to further refine your identification.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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They’re still needed long after a kid is out of diapers, done with school, out of the house, employed, married, unmarried, unemployed, reemployed, remarried, rehabilitated, whatever.—
Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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The 6-foot pipe, which transports 10 million gallons of wastewater a day, is nearing the end of its life and needs to be rehabilitated and eventually replaced, OC San officials said.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Packing motion sickness remedies ahead of time is an easy way to avoid scrambling if the ship starts rocking.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Civil Rights Act, which was enacted to remedy a history of denying the right to vote based on race, allows for inspection of voter-registration records but doesn’t overturn state privacy laws, according to civil rights lawyers.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Beijing has recognized its historical weakness in basic science and has moved aggressively to correct it.—
Imran Khalid,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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The company has tried for several weeks to correct the information with no luck.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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“Remediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediate. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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