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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 remediated
The other piles were removed by the residents or otherwise remediated.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Six parcels have been remediated to the state’s standards, officials said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Once more is understood, more can be remediated.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026
Carl Franco, 5th Ward, asked if there was a plan for the site once the building was demolished and remediated.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Failed units must be remediated or tenants relocated within 30 days, as well as the establishment of a complaint hotline for 24/7 reporting and the requirement of a landlord response within five business days.
—James Herrera Monterey Herald, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
So, after the temple is remediated, the prayer books and what’s left of their pages will be collected, commemorated with a funeral and interred, Shemper said.
—Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
The soil has since been fully remediated and in 2011, was declared safe for public use by the Department of Toxic Substances, clearing the way for renovations, but a lack of funding kept the process from moving forward.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
It has been remediated, but his wife and two children remained at their rental for several months.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Six parcels have been remediated to the state’s standards, officials said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Once more is understood, more can be remediated.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026
Carl Franco, 5th Ward, asked if there was a plan for the site once the building was demolished and remediated.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Failed units must be remediated or tenants relocated within 30 days, as well as the establishment of a complaint hotline for 24/7 reporting and the requirement of a landlord response within five business days.
—James Herrera Monterey Herald, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
So, after the temple is remediated, the prayer books and what’s left of their pages will be collected, commemorated with a funeral and interred, Shemper said.
—Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
The soil has since been fully remediated and in 2011, was declared safe for public use by the Department of Toxic Substances, clearing the way for renovations, but a lack of funding kept the process from moving forward.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
It has been remediated, but his wife and two children remained at their rental for several months.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediated
Verb
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Conditions in Kauai have improved significantly, but authorities encourage people to exercise caution near streams and low-lying areas as grounds remain saturated.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
24 Mar. 2026
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The technology has improved significantly over the years and continues to evolve rapidly.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Afternoon Fuel your afternoon’s adventures with Vietnam’s most famous sandwich – the banh mi, introduced by the French in the 1800s and refined (with pickles and fiery chilli hit) by the Vietnamese.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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In time, alerts were refined into three stages.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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What the industry missed, and what the internet eventually corrected, was that the audience was always there.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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These are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The case also drew significant support for clemency, with advocates arguing she had been rehabilitated and no longer posed a threat.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two Prosecutors is based on a novella by Georgy Demidov, a physicist who spent 18 years in Soviet prison camps and was rehabilitated in the late 1950s, only to then have his work seized by the authorities; most of his writings were only published following his death in 1987.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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