as in to improve
to stop or reverse the damage of
Cleanup crews are working to remediate the site of the chemical spill. Remediating the pollution of the river will take some effort.
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Recent Examples of remediate
Former Naval Support Activity Base: $1 million is going to remediate the blighted Bywater facility.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Officials are in the process of remediating the spill via vacuuming, debris removal and removal of a section of sidewalk and a parking lot.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
That means if malware infests one of your devices despite Norton's protection, a tech support expert will remotely log in and remediate the problem.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
For one dollar, a development group with a brownfields specialty has purchased the ultimate fixer-upper — a 33-acre parcel on the Bridgeport waterfront that comes with responsibility to demolish a power plant and its iconic red-and-white smoke stack, remediate the site and redevelop it.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2024
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Officials are in the process of remediating the spill via vacuuming, debris removal and removal of a section of sidewalk and a parking lot.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
That means if malware infests one of your devices despite Norton's protection, a tech support expert will remotely log in and remediate the problem.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
For one dollar, a development group with a brownfields specialty has purchased the ultimate fixer-upper — a 33-acre parcel on the Bridgeport waterfront that comes with responsibility to demolish a power plant and its iconic red-and-white smoke stack, remediate the site and redevelop it.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediate
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His work focuses on how art and technology may improve learning settings.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Bucks improved to 11-1 all-time in NBA Cup games, with their only loss coming in the semifinal last year.Jacob Lev, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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While great strides were made to improve and build upon the foundation that Willis Haviland Carrier laid in the first few decades following its introduction, progress in the industry has since been more incremental, focusing on refining and maintaining established practices.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Both farms have partnered over the years with sustainability experts at UC Davis, one of the top agricultural schools in the country, to refine their aquaculture practices.Becky Duffett, Bon Appétit, 17 Dec. 2024
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If the opposition can keep its gains, maintain cohesion and rehabilitate its image among Syrians, Assad may be forced into serious concessions in exchange for his survival.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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The current group of owners, which includes actor Ty Burrell, purchased the out-of-shape establishment in 2011, rehabilitating it and transforming it into one of Salt Lake City's most popular destinations for craft cocktails.Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Many people try to remedy that by downloading yet another dating app, but psychiatrist Dr. Alok M. Kanojia has told Newsweek that our devices might actually be part of the problem.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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That’s what the law hopes to remedy, according to Nina Sevilla, a sustainable food systems advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the bill’s sponsors.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Editor’s note: This story was updated Dec. 6, the same day as publication, to correct the spelling of Dorothée Chaoui-Derieux’s name.Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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If the previous sentence weren’t true, then always forward-looking U.S. (and global) stock markets would have already corrected in a way that would that would make 1929, 1987 and 2008 seem tame by comparison.John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Remediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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