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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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At first, it was confined to the hospital clinic, with Jon Kabat-Zinn, as a therapeutic modality.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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The point, according to White, is to use music’s transformative effects on the brain to design therapeutic activities that improve cognition and motor skills while increasing social and life skills for clients with developmental disabilities.—
Reylee Billingsley,
AZCentral.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Vertex executives warned that Casgevy, its curative treatment for sickle cell disease, would be slow to reach patients.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
5 Feb. 2026
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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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The doctor’s key prevention targets include daily exercise, consistent and restorative sleep, a Mediterranean-style diet, regular doctor's visits and sufficient rest.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The resin has a long history of use for its firming and restorative properties.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Reparative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reparative. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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