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as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
the low interest rates should have a salutary effect on business
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as in healthy
good for the health
increasing scientific evidence that a glass of wine a day is quite salutary
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Recent Examples of salutary
But melding such salutary principles with capitalism risks their being deleteriously diluted.
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By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The price surge had the salutary effect of easing the government’s debt burden, and the nation’s budget went into surplus for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Regulatory attempts like these reveal that salutary intentions and the realities of the market do not always align, and cast into doubt the feasibility of wholesale revolution in a food supply dependent on unhealthy food.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
This is often celebrated as another salutary effect of creating jobs for people’s spouses.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The price surge had the salutary effect of easing the government’s debt burden, and the nation’s budget went into surplus for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Regulatory attempts like these reveal that salutary intentions and the realities of the market do not always align, and cast into doubt the feasibility of wholesale revolution in a food supply dependent on unhealthy food.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
This is often celebrated as another salutary effect of creating jobs for people’s spouses.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salutary
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This change is beneficial when helpful gut bacteria are depleted.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
2 May 2025
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Voice therapy through working with a speech pathologist alongside botulinum toxin administration may also be beneficial.—
Indu Subramanian,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The Seeding Square is a sturdy plastic template that helps properly space seeds and seedlings for healthy plants and bountiful harvests.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Apr. 2025
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As a reliever who started the season healthy, Minter might not need that much time to build up.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Weekly, relative strength and seasonality are both favorable.—
Bill Sarubbi,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The forthcoming rain was good news for crews battling a wildfire in central New Jersey that erupted on April 22 and has consumed 12,250 acres.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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While many are helpful for blocking ads, finding the best deals or checking grammar errors, some can end up doing more harm than good.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Also a kitchen scale or coffee scale is helpful for precise measurements of both grounds and water.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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The concept of the julep traces its origins back to ancient Persia, where rose petals were added to water for medicinal purposes.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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In previous decades, gaur were hunted not only for their meat but also for their horns and medicinal products, according to the World Land Trust.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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People’s lives today lack diets of healthful whole foods, clean water, regular exercise, and adequate sunlight.—
Kevin Reutenauer,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some foods naturally contain healthful fats and can be added to your diet.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2025
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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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Los Angeles Rams → Chelsea With the respective lures of Los Angeles and salubrious west London, both these clubs have a big market feel.—
Eduardo Tansley,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Salutary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salutary. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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