ameliorative

adjective

Definition of ameliorativenext
as in constructive

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  1. constructive
  2. gainful
  3. remunerative
  4. lucrative
Adjective
  • This simple shift helped reframe the conversation, reducing emotional intensity and creating space for constructive dialogue.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
    Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of constructive
Adjective
  • Those no longer willing or able to come into the office five days a week can find gainful employment in the private sector.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.
    Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of gainful
Adjective
  • Beyond the memories, the only trace of the great man is La Casa — the rambling, Spanish-style home with a terracotta roof, stucco walls and inlaid ceramic tiles that Valenzuela built for his family during the exhilarating, and financially remunerative, days of Fernandomania.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
  • At the same time, a growing chorus of policy wonks and public officials, including yours truly, have argued that Americans shouldn’t have to buy a college degree in order to find remunerative employment.
    Frederick Hess, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of remunerative
Adjective
  • Pretty much every other country can't afford to exacerbated by lucrative private T20 leagues poaching their top players.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • These shifts are an opportunity for traditional broadcasters to develop lucrative new content formats, Stevenson said.
    Chris Hawes, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of lucrative
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