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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2
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
Avoiding surgery would likely put the 27-year-old on a healing timetable of six weeks.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
But time has apparently healed old wounds — and brought a long overdue confrontation.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
But Williams was always going to need time to heal and rebound from a significant knee injury.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
His efforts to heal the Catholic Church’s scarred reputation in the country have, on occasion, backfired, damaging the image of the church as well as his own.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
But time has apparently healed old wounds — and brought a long overdue confrontation.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
But Williams was always going to need time to heal and rebound from a significant knee injury.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
His efforts to heal the Catholic Church’s scarred reputation in the country have, on occasion, backfired, damaging the image of the church as well as his own.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heal
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Grant Williams wasn’t going anywhere yet and was among the last to finally emerge from his latest training session rehabilitating his torn right ACL.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2025
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But Daniels, 27, is still rehabilitating an Achilles injury from Week 5 of last season.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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They are all expected to fully recover, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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When the president announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs, those prices recovered a bit, but remain pretty low.—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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Like doctors stopping a patient’s heart to cure atrial fibrillations, a brief, brutal trade war could have Americans paying less and owning more.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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And of course, let your nails properly cure under the UV light—try not to move around too much or knock things over.—
Martine Thompson,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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To fix a bland soup, try reducing the liquid, adding more seasoning, or mixing in an acid like lemon juice or vinegar.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2025
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Other ways to fix bland soup include adding umami, fat, or sweetness.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2025
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If each of us could do one small good deed daily, the world would be improved.—
Maria Zimina,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Sporting improved to 2-6-1 in MLS regular-season play, winning its second match of 2025.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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The surfeit of interested workers has not alleviated the labor shortage.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Starting the hiring process doesn’t alleviate their workload in the interim.—
Nolan Hout,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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To avoid these pitfalls, companies need to treat office redesign as a change management project—not just a facilities project.—
Ryan Anderson,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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If adding square footage was at the tippy-top of the designer’s remodel punch list, treating it to a character boost was a close second.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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Trump has the opportunity to remedy the energy missteps of the past administration, but his executive order pausing approvals for onshore and offshore wind projects falls into the same trap that previous leadership did.—
David Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
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That would effectively delay the timeline, but give the attorneys a chance to remedy terms Wilken disputes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heal. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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