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Recent Examples of palliative
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
There was no hope for survival and he was immediately placed into palliative care.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
End-of-life patients in palliative or hospice care would also qualify for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), as the state’s medical cannabis program is known.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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Adjective
The administration has carved an exception to its embargo against Cuba, allowing private businesses on the island to import fuel directly from the United States as a palliative measure.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
There was no hope for survival and he was immediately placed into palliative care.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
Most people do not understand how effective good palliative and hospice care is at identifying and treating all types of suffering.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
End-of-life patients in palliative or hospice care would also qualify for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), as the state’s medical cannabis program is known.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliative
Adjective
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For patients, the result could be faster access to curative therapies rather than waiting for annual budgets, coverage decisions, and funding constraints to catch up with scientific advances.—
William V. Padula,
STAT,
8 June 2026
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Lemony Chicken Soup with Rice A bright jolt of citrus wakes up this curative, homestyle chicken soup.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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The woman did a Google image search and concluded that the drug was stronger — Ambien, a prescription sedative, reads the complaint.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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The attorneys also said prosecutors did not prove the sedative is what killed him.—
Mead Gruver,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The war displaced most of the Palestinian population of more than 2 million, left large parts of the territory in rubble and created widespread shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies asGaza’s border crossings — all but one controlled by Israel — were shut.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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These families are already choosing between food and a roof over their heads, utilities, medicine and transportation.—
Michael Farver,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The waterless cooling approach is also beneficial in areas where water is scarce, but sunlight is plentiful.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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Zoli’s lofty warehouse space continues Amant’s design sensibility, employing and elevating simple materials like concrete, brick, and wood, which, says Ebers, are visually warm and acoustically beneficial (a boon nowadays when having a conversation in a restaurant can be increasingly challenging).—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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As the Dolphins operated in late-game clock-management situations, Atwell served as quarterback Quinn Ewers’ security blanket.—
Tyler Carmona
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Senior tight end Noah Fox-Flores has begun to emerge as a reliable security blanket for quarterback Nico Iamaleava.—
Gabriel Duarte,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lemon Balm Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is an herb in the mint family that may help improve sleep and ease insomnia.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
9 June 2026
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But just a few miles down the road, Burns promises a balm of British comfort food, no passport required.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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The suit alleges she was informed the officer resisted calls to attend remedial training going so far as to tell his fellow officers that Internal Affairs could open up an insubordination case on him.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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These raging political debates help explain why the few hundred students who arrive at UC San Diego or UC Berkeley each year in need of remedial math instruction attract outsize attention.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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Wright then shared a photo of her son Presley strapped into a gurney with his pacifier in his mouth.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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As a result, vaguebooking becomes a passive-aggressive pacifier to soothe the discomfort of explicitly addressing disagreements and communicating one’s feelings.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Palliative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliative. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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