remedying 1 of 2

as in corrective
serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition I've given the engine a remedying tune-up that should put an end to that knocking

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remedying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of remedy

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Recent Examples of remedying
Verb
It’s also loaded with ingredients such as ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide that cultivate a youthful look while remedying the common signs of aging. Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Capital Engineering, a mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering firm the district has worked with in the past, has been tapped to help assess the district’s losses and develop a plan for remedying the issue. Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026 Taking the time to figure out where the block is happening and remedying it in a gentle manner is always the best way to go. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 July 2026 Ahead, design experts share the five most glaring living room flaws, plus advice for remedying them. Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026 Starmer is historically unpopular in Britain after a series of scandals and policy missteps, with critics accusing him of lacking a political vision for remedying the country’s stagnant post-Brexit economy. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 June 2026 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 Presuming that sons are already less social is not a recipe for remedying this bias. Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026 There is a dearth of curries in New York—something chef Vijay Kumar, of Dhamaka, Adda, and Semma, has been steadily remedying in recent years. Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remedying
Adjective
  • The whole film feels like a communion, or maybe a long conversation about movies among friends and colleagues — a place to think and respond at length, a corrective to the world of social media.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Successful compensation architects know how to spot these warning signs and take swift corrective action when needed.
    Matt Bartels, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie balance empire-building with something far more personal, from unexpected sparks and new relationships, to healing old wounds and embracing independence.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Unselfed love reverses the world’s sway that would turn us away from the always-available guiding, loving, and healing messages of the eternal Christ that lead us to do good deeds to benefit humanity, individually or collectively.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The city’s planning director said amending the zoning code to allow data centers in Sacramento would require multiple public hearings.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The complex legislation — added by gutting and amending a bill known as Senate Bill 492 — was introduced less than three days before the legislative session was to end Monday.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The offense was far from perfect, specifically the inexcusable pick-6 Burrow threw to Trotter in the second half to allow Tampa Bay back in the game, but the under-center formation proved beneficial and effective.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Nuñez-Roches, a champion with the Bucs in the 2020 season, hopes his experience will be beneficial.
    Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Empa's earlier experiments showed that formulations with sufficiently high phosphorus content could be reprocessed after curing, with the dynamic network rearranging through transesterification reactions.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The whole system runs on curing the harvest each fall and drawing it down slowly, month after month, until the next crop starts arriving around October.
    Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Longer messages mean slower communication, so people who study error-correcting codes devise more elaborate schemes to minimize the redundancy in the transmissions while maximizing the number of errors that can be corrected.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But Lemon’s intensity and approach to correcting mistakes encourage the coaching staff.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • As part of the reformative aims of the convict system, many of these men were incarcerated at Fremantle Prison, trained, and put to work on infrastructure projects such as bridges, roads, and public buildings.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Fifty-five years after Martin Luther King's death, African Americans continue to proudly honor his reformative legacy in Phoenix.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
Verb
  • These turnovers also set up touchdowns, alleviating the pent-up stress of the first half.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Fostering gives cats a temporary home on the way to adoption, alleviating stress on shelters and, in some instances, saving cats’ lives.
    Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Remedying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remedying. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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