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Recent Examples of reparative
Allen’s reparative narrative, though, actually revolves around Maddie’s nine-year-old daughter, Caroline (River Lipe-Smith), who has only just claimed her pronouns and, as the title tells us, her name.
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Ideal for post-summer care, the reparative duo works on delivering thicker, longer and healthier hair.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Too much can form a film around the cuticle, which can actually prevent reparative ingredients from doing their job.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Heard recommends starting with a gentle cleanser, followed by an essence or serum with hydrating and reparative ingredients, and finishing with a moisturizer rich in ceramides and fatty acids.
—Essence, 31 July 2025
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Ideal for post-summer care, the reparative duo works on delivering thicker, longer and healthier hair.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Too much can form a film around the cuticle, which can actually prevent reparative ingredients from doing their job.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Heard recommends starting with a gentle cleanser, followed by an essence or serum with hydrating and reparative ingredients, and finishing with a moisturizer rich in ceramides and fatty acids.
—Essence, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reparative
Adjective
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Without the organic give-and-take of a real therapeutic exchange, patients lose the sense that someone is not merely interpreting your words but genuinely trying to understand you.—
Brianna Hardcastle,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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The 12-minute-long Rotation is about a therapeutic hypnosis ritual experienced by a young Ukrainian woman who shifted from civilian life to military service due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Since there’s no preventive or curative medicine, avoiding infection is the best course of action.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nick Leschly, the CEO who became synonymous with the curative promise and complicated reality of gene therapy, is back with a new company.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Cancer moon invites you to sink into restorative downtime to recharge your batteries.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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The passionate youthfulness here and the spa’s holistic, restorative aura might seem like odd bedfellows, but the chemistry between the two enriches rather than contradicts the overall vibe of cool, refined, New York-ness.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Reparative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reparative. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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