as in well
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as in healed
to bring about recovery from
do you have anything that will cure my headache?
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as in rehabilitated
to restore to a healthy condition
the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cured
Adjective
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Crockpots are still made well, as are, in my experience anyway, the more modernized version: Instant Pots.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025 -
The witch’s magic is still MIA, but her attitude is well and truly back.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Before the game, both attempted to play down the past, insisting that their relationship had been healed.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Those wounds never healed and became infected, another common complication of diabetes.—
Aaron Bolton,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin seeds are rich in MUFAs, PUFAs, and healthful compounds like cholesterol-lowering phytosterols and carotenoids, which support your skin and eyes.19 These seeds are a notable source of oleic acid, a healthy fat known for its anti-inflammatory effects.—
Lauren O'Connor, MS,
Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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Otherwise the right to a clean and healthful environment is meaningless.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Located outside the hurricane belt, the island has more dive-friendly days, clear visibility, and healthy marine life.—
Curaçao Tourist Board,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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This offers a new tool for medicine and healthy aging interventions and leverages the power of large-scale protein analysis to provide a more accurate measure of an individual's biological age than chronological age.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Downside momentum has alleviated from an intermediate-term perspective, evident in the weekly MACD histogram.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Kings haven’t exactly alleviated Kopitar of shutdown minutes duty, making this offensive explosion all the more impressive.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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None of the marchers expected violence because reporters–not only Martin–were there observing the whole thing, cameras rolling.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Raw deliveries aside, TGL nailed the whole proof-of-concept thing by attracting a far younger audience than golf is used to reaching.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Surely, Johnson had to be relieved to be traded by the lowly Carolina Panthers to a team that is a legitimate Super Bowl contender.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
21 Dec. 2024
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Of the nearly 5 million borrowers who have had more than $180 billion in debt relieved by the administration, more than 1 million were through the PSLF.—
Molly Nagle,
ABC News,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Plus, its 3-hour battery life means less charging, and more recovering.—
Talene Appleton,
Men's Health,
31 Jan. 2023
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She was taken to a hospital with punctures and lacerations and is stable and recovering.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2022
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“Cured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cured. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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