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healing

Definition for healing

adjective as in restorative

Weak matches

medicinal, remedial

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Their wings, in shades of lavender, green and red, represented certain crystals and traits: amethyst as one of calm and purity, malachite as one of protection and rose garnet for healing and love.

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"I lost all my confidence after my diagnosis and treatment, so to bring the three of us together again to complete the missing link in our journey has been such a healing process," she said.

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And in his view: these dynamics for markets will remain in play and a healing for stocks isn’t coming soon, given stock rallies are still highly dependent on major tech stocks.

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Now, he said, "we are not just conveying a thematic message or explaining a law, we are healing the wounds we have endured."

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Hoyos was lucky: as well as surviving the attack and the subsequent ascent, none of his wounds became infected, and the healing process took less time than anyone could have imagined.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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