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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Beyond the familiar career-fair format, students met with employers to workshop their résumés, refine their LinkedIn profiles, and practice interview questions.—
Ashley Bigda,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ending the risk The team will first scale successful technologies, such as mobile inspection platforms and robotic arms, by refining them in Oxford’s labs before full-scale deployment.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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The broader project is rehabilitating pavement and adding 14 miles of carpool lanes between Interstate 5 and Watt Avenue.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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The agreements under discussion are expected to focus on stabilizing existing production rather than rapidly expanding it, with an emphasis on rehabilitating fields, improving refining capacity and restoring the country’s fragile power grid — a critical constraint on energy operations.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 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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At the league meetings in March, owners approved a measure that would allow replacement game officiating crews to receive assistance from the game-day command center and correct on-field calls.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, mistakes can also be corrected by simply indicating the correction on your original ballot.—
Hector Amezcua,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Remediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediate. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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