1
as in to rehabilitate
to restore to a healthy condition
a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart heal the sick
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as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds
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as in to cure
to bring about recovery from
time heals all wounds, even those of the heart
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Recent Examples of heal
The canine is waiting for her surgical site to heal fully before undergoing her spay surgery.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The character is an insincere male feminist who makes performative comments about healing psychological trauma and supporting women.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Your ankle may heal in as little as two weeks for mild sprains.
—Laura Schober, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
The game stars a young Black woman called Hazel — a track runner capable of wielding strange, lacy magic which either heals the world around her or fends off enemies.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The character is an insincere male feminist who makes performative comments about healing psychological trauma and supporting women.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Your ankle may heal in as little as two weeks for mild sprains.
—Laura Schober, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
The game stars a young Black woman called Hazel — a track runner capable of wielding strange, lacy magic which either heals the world around her or fends off enemies.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for heal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heal
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For the educators, that creates an amusing challenge: The Sunny gang isn’t a pack of wayward teenagers waiting for an understanding mentor to show them the light, and their moral failures can’t be rehabilitated with a pep talk.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Auditors also noted the social and educational efforts to rehabilitate prisoners and ready them to re-enter society.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2025
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The reported cause of death was the result of complications suffered while recovering from a surgical procedure Moore had recently underwent.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Lamont said there is an industry wariness about any new nuclear capacity in markets where power generation is deregulated and there is no guarantee of recovering costs.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2025
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While the plot is as convoluted and silly as in the last film — Dr. Edelmann tries to cure Dracula’s vampirism through blood transfusions, among other developments — there’s slightly more cohesion.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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Cause issues in social situations or functioning at work When To See a Healthcare Provider ADHD isn't a condition that can be or needs to be cured, but medications and strategies can make things easier.—
Rena Goldman,
Health,
16 Jan. 2025
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Without the ability to update, the application won't be able to fix bugs, add features or address security concerns.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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In essence, when a problem is fixed at a single plant or a solution is optimized in one locality, these learnings can be applied and scaled globally.—
Alexander Clausbruch,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Doing regular physical activity, such as walking, cycling, or strength training, to improve insulin sensitivity and help manage weight gain (as obesity is a significant risk factor for type 2 diabetes).—
Carisa Brewster,
Verywell Health,
14 Jan. 2025
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Removing medical debt from credit reports On Jan. 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that will remove around $49 billion in medical bills from consumer credit reports, improving the credit score of more than 15 million Americans.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Living underground for extended periods of time requires mental clarity, and these wellness amenities will help alleviate anxiety so that residents can stay physically and mentally strong.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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China has cut policy rates, loosened property purchase restrictions, injected liquidity into the financial market as well as unveiled a debt-swap program to alleviate local governments’ fiscal strains.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
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Rod Laver Arena was then treated to a magical display of tennis as Djokovic and Alcaraz went toe-to-toe.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made, and Panama's promise to us has been broken.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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In order to remedy that, her nonprofit and Howdy Homemade entered into a franchise agreement to open a local store — with more to come.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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The settlement is one of several steps that the Biden administration has taken to remedy the effects of policies felt by L.G.B.T.Q. service members for decades.—
Aishvarya Kavi,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heal. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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