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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
Werenski is off to play for Team USA at the 4 Nations, and most of the others will head to warmer climes to rediscover the sun and heal from the bumps and bruises accumulated through the first five months of the season.
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Resting the muscle by avoiding activities that aggravate the muscle injury and worsen the pain gives the muscle time to heal.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
Sensate focus offers a way to heal this gap—not through words or problem-solving, but through presence.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
For most of the past two-plus years, the market has paused and retrenched before going into full momentum-froth mode, healing itself, but hard to say if that pattern will continue.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 1 Feb. 2025
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Ma was a most prominent victim of Beijing’s tech crackdown from several years ago, and his attendance at the recent summit marked a clear signal that China’s most famous entrepreneur had been rehabilitated after four years in the political wilderness.—
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Smith's doctor said the cannibal killer has been rehabilitated and is taking medications to help with psychosis and voices in his head, the outlet reported.—
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Police recovered a loaded Cobra .38 Special from the scene.—
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Video footage recovered from the camera showed something long and tubular in the shadows—a U-boat.—
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With further testing, the novel approach could one day cure the as-yet incurable condition.—
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As usual, low prices cured low prices, forcing higher cost producers to close their more expensive operations.—
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The roomy cabinet includes five shelves (two fixed and three adjustable) with Euro-style tempered glass doors for a chic peak inside.—
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How to fix a jammed garbage disposal The first step in fixing a jammed disposal is to switch it off and unplug it.—
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Founded in 1996, ZERO Prostate Cancer has been dedicated to improving and saving lives affected by prostate cancer through advocacy, education, awareness and support.—
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This data is used to improve the program’s overall effectiveness.—
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There’s also evidence that the breakdown of prebiotics in your gut can contribute to satiety (or fullness) as well as alleviate constipation by helping push stool along.—
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The foundation aims to alleviate poverty and related issues, such as addiction, through economic development in northeastern Kentucky.—
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Unlike traditional medical interventions that often focus on treating symptoms, medical retreats aim to identify the root causes of health challenges, both known and unknown.—
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Rose has mortgaged her house and slapped down $25,000 Euros to be treated at a clinic run by Dr. Gomez (Vincent Perez), whose methods lean more into analysis than medicine.—
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Donovan, the team president, suggests that some of the assessments were unfair but says that the Chiefs’ leadership took the report card seriously and has taken action to remedy players’ concerns.—
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There have been some missteps , but the company has managed to remedy them and generally keep customers happy Who Is This Investment For?—
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heal. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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