curing 1 of 2

adjective

as in curative

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verb

present participle of cure
1
as in healing
to bring about recovery from do you have anything that will cure my headache?

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2
as in rehabilitating
to restore to a healthy condition the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection

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Recent Examples of curing
Verb
The couple created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic organization whose efforts include curing, managing and preventing all diseases. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 After this initial cure, continue curing for six to eight weeks in a cooler location (about 55 to 60 degrees). — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 Oct. 2026 Carbon composite manufacturing involves laying down carbon fiber layers in a mold, then curing, or heating, the material to bind the fibers together. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 The first is to dramatically accelerate the pace of basic science, and the second is to accelerate curing disease and extending health span. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 Whatever marks that remain after pulling the supports away and curing the parts are easily ground or sanded away. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 The siblings also ran to raise funds for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, which is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury through research and improving the quality of life for people impacted by paralysis. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 During curing, low-molecular-weight polymers crosslink into a higher-molecular-weight polymer network. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 The gala will raise critical funds to support research aimed at curing, preventing and treating T1D, a lifelong autoimmune disease that requires careful monitoring and insulin injections or infusions. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curing
  1. curative
  2. healing
  3. rehabilitating
  4. therapeutic
  5. alleviating
  6. fixing
  7. medicinal
  8. remedying
Adjective
  • Yet despite their curative potential, uptake of gene therapies for sickle cell disease has been slow.
    — Steven Ross Johnson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For some patients, a single treatment can produce a durable or potentially curative response, reducing the need for years of ongoing therapy and the associated burden, side effects and cost.
    — Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of curative
Verb
  • The Holistic Touch treatment uses Ayurvedic techniques to rebalance the body’s energy, including healing poultices and marma-point stimulation.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Recognizing this divine reality even a little, brings tangible, healing comfort to anyone who opens up their heart to it.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of healing
Verb
  • The nonprofit provides lifelong care for aging, retired, rescued, and rehabilitating horses, while also offering volunteer opportunities and summer camps to teach kids about horse care.
    — Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • City staff are proposing a second bond of the same size to pay for building, preserving and rehabilitating more apartments, single-family homes and shelters.
    — Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of rehabilitating
Adjective
  • Spending time with Juni and a cast of new friends at the stables was physically and emotionally therapeutic for Hanawalt, particularly as new issues began to sneak up on her.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Further testing would need to examine venom neutralization, safety, stability, and therapeutic effectiveness before clinical development could be considered.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of therapeutic
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  • Today, chatbots can run the actuarial numbers, potentially alleviating some uncertainty concerns by, say, offering a close approximation for achieving life milestones.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These turnovers also set up touchdowns, alleviating the pent-up stress of the first half.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of alleviating
Verb
  • Frustration is also growing over what is seen as Haitian authorities’ reluctance to get their house in order, from tackling corruption to fixing its judiciary.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Security patches for the PHP programming language, widely used to build websites and web apps, have rolled out today, with the goal of fixing two critical vulnerabilities that could wreak havoc on the internet if left unchecked.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of fixing
Adjective
  • Stones, Soddu explains, have a very long history of being associated with energetic, medicinal, protective, and symbolic properties.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Take a two-hour walk through the garden with herbalist William Broen, who will give a talk focusing on medicinal and edible plants native to California.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of medicinal
Verb
  • Dutch hardware brand Fairphone has been remedying this for a few years now, with its line of gadgets that are designed to be repaired and used for years longer than usual.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In single-core Cinebench runs, the M5 Ultra recorded 204 points (versus 150 points on the M3 Ultra), directly remedying the M3 Ultra's older architectural lag.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of remedying

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“Curing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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