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
These providers launch private wireless networks in weeks, pivot from legacy multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) to cloud-native SD-WAN and remediate cybersecurity threats at the mobile edge, even before an alert.
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Lori Thomas, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The soil has since been fully remediated and declared safe for public use by the Department of Toxic Substances in 2011, clearing the way for renovations, but lack of funding kept the process from moving forward.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
The cost to remediate a driveway just 15 meters long was staggering.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
To remediate this recall, dealers will replace the rearview camera harness and camera for free.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lori Thomas, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The soil has since been fully remediated and declared safe for public use by the Department of Toxic Substances in 2011, clearing the way for renovations, but lack of funding kept the process from moving forward.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
The cost to remediate a driveway just 15 meters long was staggering.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
To remediate this recall, dealers will replace the rearview camera harness and camera for free.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediate
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Following Monday night’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers improved to 6-2, tying for second place in the Western Conference.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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One way the company is hoping to improve performance is by lowering the inventory.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Takako Fuji originated the role of Kayako when the character and concept that would become The Grudge were still being refined back in Japan in the late '90s.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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This final step uses cobalt molybdenum as the most effective catalyst to refine the oil into pure hydrocarbons that meet jet fuel specifications.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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For many people in the country, and certainly critics of the royal family, these moves might not be enough to rehabilitate the monarchy’s tarnished reputation.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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With its sadistic violence, taboo sexuality, and grim depiction of postwar London, Peeping Tom was a flop that essentially ended the illustrious career of director Michael Powell, falling into obscurity until Martin Scorsese rescued it and rehabilitated its reputation with a 1979 rerelease.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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To remedy this recall, dealers will replace the brake pads for free.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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The court clarified that racial distinctions by the government only apply in the rare instances that government is remedying specific instances of its past discriminatory conduct.—
Andrew Quinio,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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This was something that communism corrected to a certain degree, but not really.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fitzpatrick ordered prosecutors to immediately correct that.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Remediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediate. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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