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healing

Definition for healing

adjective as in restorative

Weak matches

medicinal, remedial

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Example Sentences

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One of the big questions about Watergate has always been whether President Gerald Ford’s pardon of Nixon, offered in the spirit of national healing, did more harm than good.

From Salon

New Yorkers, above all others, really rally together from opposite sides of the street, from totally different backgrounds, and these sort of moments are healing opportunities.

From BBC

The Archdiocese of New York recently released an update on reforms to its abuse response protocols, with Dolan arguing that “conversion is possible, healing is possible, holiness is possible even after great sin.”

From Salon

“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” is a surreal, color-saturated quest about healing childhood scars in order to have healthy adult relationships.

Both the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, ambassador Warren Stephens, ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, Edward Walsh, said they hope the measures will "continue to promote healing and reconciliation" in Northern Ireland.

From BBC

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

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