as in healthy
beneficial to the health of body or mind
fresh air and exercise are always salubrious
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Recent Examples of salubrious
Less salubrious was Mahler-Werfel’s own political evolution in the twenties and thirties.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
California’s salubrious climate, vigorous, entrepreneurial economy and guarantee of reproductive healthcare rights didn’t avert a population decline earlier in this decade.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Red cabbage is more salubrious than green cabbage due to its pigmentation, indicating the presence of anthocyanins, which are present in all plant tissues in the red to purple spectrum.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2024
Others wondered whether his election will have salubrious effects on Pakistan’s shambolic economy, foreign policy, or internal security.
—C. Christine Fair, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2018
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
California’s salubrious climate, vigorous, entrepreneurial economy and guarantee of reproductive healthcare rights didn’t avert a population decline earlier in this decade.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Red cabbage is more salubrious than green cabbage due to its pigmentation, indicating the presence of anthocyanins, which are present in all plant tissues in the red to purple spectrum.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2024
Others wondered whether his election will have salubrious effects on Pakistan’s shambolic economy, foreign policy, or internal security.
—C. Christine Fair, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salubrious
Adjective
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The hope for a big payout could lead kidnappers to keep the victim healthy.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The crux of this formula is keratin, a protein shown to be vital to healthy and relatively more youthful nails.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The numbers have been slowly ticking up for over a year – a rare bit of good news for a government that has spent billions of dollars for more than a decade encouraging people to do just that.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Scroll through the week’s best of celebrity beauty and pop culture’s glam below, and head to the app to vote for your favorite.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Garlic Although garlic is technically a vegetable, it's often known as a medicinal herb or spice due to its culinary uses and health benefits.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2026
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Engineering a desert-ready rubber tree Turning a medicinal tree into a reliable desert crop required more than just planting it in the sand.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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There are healthful ways to incorporate any of them.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Packed with fiber and two types of chocolate, these rich, fudgy brownies are a wholesome, healthful chocolate-lover’s dream.—
Virginia Willis,
AJC.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Salubrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salubrious. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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