salve
Example Sentences
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In “Who Needs Friends,” McCarthy offers no full-safe salve for the loneliness of men — after all, who can?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Cheaper money is always a salve for the economy.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
The heroism by a Muslim immigrant has been a salve to intercommunal wounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Brazil is also a major source of beef exports to the U.S., a salve at a time when meat prices are driving inflation.
From Slate • Jul. 14, 2025
He had to hold his breath and bite his tongue to keep from crying out as he applied the salve.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing salve
Much Ado About Nothing
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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Fallen Angels
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