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as in corrective
serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition
took a remedial math course over the summer so he'd be ready for algebra the following school year
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as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
unfortunately, with a cold virus, there are few remedial measures besides fluids and rest
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Recent Examples of remedial
Still, the commission did not impose a civil penalty due to the company's self-reporting, cooperation and remedial efforts, Wadhwa noted.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
There’s an increasing trend of remedial media literacy among modern audiences.
—Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Her research, which uses the Hebrew Bible and other holy books from antiquity loosely as botanical reference guides, tests local species for their remedial properties and for potential use as alternative food crops.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Latino students entering California community colleges are more likely to be placed in remedial courses.
—Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
There’s an increasing trend of remedial media literacy among modern audiences.
—Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Her research, which uses the Hebrew Bible and other holy books from antiquity loosely as botanical reference guides, tests local species for their remedial properties and for potential use as alternative food crops.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Latino students entering California community colleges are more likely to be placed in remedial courses.
—Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remedial
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Buyers who have sought relief from the city have gotten nowhere: Emails, phone calls and meetings have prompted no corrective action.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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These moves underscore how crucial the pardon power really is: the last possible corrective when the criminal justice system imprisons too many people and punishes them too harshly.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
17 Jan. 2025
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Breadfruit has been proven to have medicinal qualities (possibly addressing aspects of colon cancer and treating blood pressure), and a tea made with its leaves is said to induce sleep.—
Elaine Savory,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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These industry standards are applied to medicinal products seeking to be imported into the European Union, ensuring pharmaceutical-grade quality.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Fifty-five years after Martin Luther King's death, African Americans continue to proudly honor his reformative legacy in Phoenix.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Jan. 2024
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While the idea of hiring actors might raise some eyebrows, acting and artistry can be an important step in the reformative process, and Hemsworth suggested that the actors’ real-life experiences helped shape their on-screen characters.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 Dec. 2023
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His cousin wanted to start a legitimate therapeutic massage parlor.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Every so often, the innies are provided with therapeutic wellness sessions with Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman), who tells them facts about their outies.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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That rate is of an intensity that is beneficial and isn’t intense enough to start producing mud flows or a debris flow.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Rainfall will be mostly beneficial but poses a risk for dangerous debris flows over recent burn scars.—
James Bickerton,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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There are no curative treatments or vaccines for Guinea worm disease.—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Give Kids a Chance Act would have encouraged scientists to combine drugs to find curative combinations that work for children, Goodman said.—
Andrew Stanton,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Remedial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remedial. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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