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Recent Examples of curable
The Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell revealed he has been diagnosed with a ‘treatable’ but not ‘curable’ type of cancer, forcing him to seek medical care and cancel forthcoming public appearances.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
But for older patients, many conditions are manageable but not curable.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
But this is 155 patients who otherwise should not have died of a potentially curable disease.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
Also, if caught early, prostate cancer is 99 percent curable.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Dec. 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
But for older patients, many conditions are manageable but not curable.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
But this is 155 patients who otherwise should not have died of a potentially curable disease.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
Also, if caught early, prostate cancer is 99 percent curable.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curable
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The weekend ended with an entertaining display of the sort of effort that’s been absent for so long from the annual exhibition, and while these two things aren’t necessarily related, Sunday’s showcase suggests that even the league’s seemingly most intractable flaws might be remediable.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Right now the 20-point plan is in effect halted while Trump’s deputies make efforts to determine which of its deficiencies are remediable.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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With headquarters in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab can launch vehicles from the USA as well as from its A and B launch pads on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula for its partly-recoverable, smaller payload, two-stage Electron rockets.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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These are not recoverable shortfalls.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Categories span jerseys and polos, graphic T-shirts, track jackets, fleece shorts, baggy jeans and denim shorts, reversible swimwear and accessories.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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For more of our favorite reversible quilts, shop floral, striped, and solid styles below at up to 42% off.—
Caley Sturgill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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The more intrepid our assertions of individual presence, the more makeshift seem our identities, the less retrievable our origins.—
Patrick R. Crowley,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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He might be better served by taking his own advice before dissing so many of his fellow rappers on publicly retrievable jail calls.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gift certificates will still be redeemable until the closure.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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In addition, 25 golden eggs were also available that officials said would be redeemable for special prizes.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curable. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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