remediated

verb

past tense of remediate
as in improved
to stop or reverse the damage of Cleanup crews are working to remediate the site of the chemical spill. Remediating the pollution of the river will take some effort.

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Recent Examples of remediated Brands must also account for products with defects such as stains, mold and incorrect labels—issues that need to be remediated or repaired before the product reaches the consumer. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 Designate an independent committee of the board of directors to oversee and receive reports from the teams operating the controls and the internal and external auditors and evaluators, as well as to ensure any issues identified are remediated. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026 The spokesperson for Yankee Stadium added that the stadium took immediate action and remediated the tower in question by Sunday morning, including draining, cleaning and disinfecting it. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 In Poway Unified School District, the issue forced Del Sur Elementary students to begin the year at nearby Stone Ranch Elementary while mold was remediated at their usual school. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2026 Every finding still has to be validated, prioritized, remediated, tested and safely deployed into production. — Aaron Mitchell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Two complementary bills approved Monday ensure homes that survive a wildfire but are contaminated by the onslaught of smoke are properly remediated before residents move back in. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 For example, the mold observed during the committee’s tour of Wilbur Cross High School has been remediated, and the results have been certified. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 In 2006, the country required all playgrounds and daycares be remediated to that level. — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediated
  1. improved
  2. refined
  3. corrected
  4. rehabilitated
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  • The experiments showed that CARL improved tracking performance by up to 15 percent compared with existing methods, including during tests on physical robots.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Middle East improved quarterly, but remained a drag on performance, notably for Miu Miu.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of improved
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  • In the latest experiment, researchers led by Hester Vennema refined a technique called double magnetic resonance to investigate the two spins separately.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Each detail turns elegance into performance, making for garments that can be waterproof, weatherproof and windproof, yet refined enough for the table and formal setting.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of refined
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  • This was a violation at the opening inspection and was to be corrected prior to opening.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Politico corrected a report from last week on the role that Donald Trump‘s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles played preceding the exit of Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of corrected
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  • The 220-pound Pacific walrus calf, named Annautaq, traveled 4,000 miles to Central Florida after being rescued by wildlife experts and rehabilitated at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Few styles have been rehabilitated as successfully as the cargo pant.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of rehabilitated

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“Remediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediated. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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