- present participle of cure.
curing
Example Sentences
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Before her death Lomas raised £925,000 for the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation, external - a charity committed to funding research into curing spinal cord injury.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“So they don’t need to spend as much on curing illness; they spend a lot more on getting services in place to prevent illness,” he said.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The goal is to manage pain and symptoms, rather than curing the illness, in the patient’s final months, weeks or days before death.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
The foundation recommended ballot curing programs that speed up the process by utilizing a secure text platform when double checking whether a ballot is legitimate when a voter’s signature doesn’t match state records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
She winced when it stung but Johnny said that stinging meant curing.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
