as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
some believe that the herb has curative properties
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as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
the best curative for her depression might be volunteer work at a local animal shelter
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Recent Examples of curative
Eli Elster, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
The principal action kicks off when Odell’s family discovers the curative properties of the unicorn and immediately concoct ways to monetize it.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
With hospice care, quality of life is emphasized over the extension of life, and curative treatment is not pursued.27
Disease Progression and Prognosis
Not everyone with CKD will experience progression, particularly if the appropriate preventive steps are taken.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Stem cell bone marrow transplants have been used to effectively treat sickle cell since the 1980s, but eliminating the need for a full-match donor opens up the curative procedure to many more patients.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
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Interestingly, this shifting debate over how cognition influences culture coincides with a spate of research bridging psychology and anthropology, which explores why certain behaviors – such as singing lullabies, curative bloodletting and storytelling – recur across human cultures.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
The principal action kicks off when Odell’s family discovers the curative properties of the unicorn and immediately concoct ways to monetize it.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
With hospice care, quality of life is emphasized over the extension of life, and curative treatment is not pursued.27
Disease Progression and Prognosis
Not everyone with CKD will experience progression, particularly if the appropriate preventive steps are taken.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Stem cell bone marrow transplants have been used to effectively treat sickle cell since the 1980s, but eliminating the need for a full-match donor opens up the curative procedure to many more patients.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curative
Adjective
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The ‘Damu Ritual’ is a multi-sensory experience involving a steam room and rain shower followed by the application of mud sourced from the Austrian Alps and enriched with medicinal plants in homage to Damu.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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And yet there’s so many unbelievable medicinal properties that mushrooms that don’t even have psilocybin have to offer.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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Baker & Borowski’s creations inspire people to connect with the natural world and are aimed at providing some visual endorphins as an antidote to the lack of green spaces associated with urban living.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Snow White herself does offer something of an antidote.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Most of the speakers were employees, clients and volunteers at the park’s equestrian center who fear the designation could curb the center’s therapeutic riding programs for people with disabilities.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Senate proposal also calls for field trials that combine grove management, therapeutic tools and disease-resistant varieties of fruit for new plantings and the rehabilitation of existing trees.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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The silly vocal remedy comes just 10 days after the singer released her EP, Nashville Canyon, Pt.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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These remedies would block the Nevada Gaming Control Board from prohibiting Kalshi from offering event contracts for trading.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The company exhibited within the Smart Bedding section in Hall 11, which focused on innovative solutions for sleep.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Mar. 2025
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Integration Isn’t Instant Deploying AI for sales order processing isn’t a plug-and-play solution.—
Uli Erxleben,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Heather Malin, a therapy intern working at two high schools in the San Jose Unified School District, said that while schools have many resources available, students might struggle with a lack of direction.—
Nanki Kaur,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Patients may also receive broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, fever reducers and pain relievers.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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As the Mayo Clinic explains, there is no cure, but surgery and treatments can help symptoms.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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So long as the nation’s top public-health official is propping up purported miracle cures, families in West Texas will be encouraged to believe that not vaccinating their children is a responsible choice.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Curative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curative. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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