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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 Turkish nation created in 1923 never healed the wounds of a people who lost an empire, and the new nation found itself in an awkward place in the Western international system, integrated into it but stigmatized as not quite modern or Western enough.
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Quero’s struggles might force Venable to make a tough decision and give Romo more time behind the plate while Kyle Teel heals.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
There will be about 25 booths with other people [showcasing] healing remedies and some of the hospitals will be talking about mental health.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Schmitt and many of his union members wore red at Monday's public hearing to implore the county council to increase public schools funding, saying more funding can help heal the cuts made in recent years.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Quero’s struggles might force Venable to make a tough decision and give Romo more time behind the plate while Kyle Teel heals.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
There will be about 25 booths with other people [showcasing] healing remedies and some of the hospitals will be talking about mental health.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Schmitt and many of his union members wore red at Monday's public hearing to implore the county council to increase public schools funding, saying more funding can help heal the cuts made in recent years.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heal
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All eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 just before the Bay Bridge are closed as crews work around the clock to rehabilitate the roadway.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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And there was a TV movie where Dirk Bogarde played Dahl, many years ago, with Glenda Jackson as Patricia Neal, about Patricia Neal’s strokes and how Dahl rehabilitated her.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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One agent was shot and is expected to recover.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Wave have little time to recover from their mile-high win.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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For millenia, being cured was synonymous with feeling better.—
Hannah Kerman,
STAT,
29 Apr. 2026
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For some patients, this therapy can cure their cancer.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The fast growth of legal sports betting has also ushered in a slew of prosecutions against insiders seeking to fix elements of games, such as score margins or results of individual plays.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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The law will require grocery stores to keep prices fixed for at least one business day and would ban the use of surveillance data in pricing systems.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Parker now has several options to improve an area that hasn’t been a strength in Dallas for a while.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In good economic times, that’s hundreds of millions of dollars each year for upgrading classrooms, boosting teacher pay, improving security, and enriching learning in our schools.—
Kevin Vick,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Scientists have been zapping brains to alleviate depression for decades through a method called transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 2024, Overland Park approved a $1 million project to improve its storm sewer systems between Antioch and Switzer Roads near Indian Creek to alleviate flooding.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Medics treated the victims at the scene, while responding officers continued to investigate.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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The American startup’s chatbots are banned in mainland China, and Goldman’s move suggests US AI firms could increasingly treat Hong Kong as off-limits as well, the Financial Times reported.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Packing motion sickness remedies ahead of time is an easy way to avoid scrambling if the ship starts rocking.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Civil Rights Act, which was enacted to remedy a history of denying the right to vote based on race, allows for inspection of voter-registration records but doesn’t overturn state privacy laws, according to civil rights lawyers.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heal. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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