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treating

ADJECTIVE

remedial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrective therapeutic

WEAK

alleviative antidotal antiseptic curative curing health-giving healthful invigorating medicating medicinal purifying recuperative reformative remedying repairing restitutive sanative sanatory solving soothing tonic vulnerary wholesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

harmful hurtful injurious

WEAK

damaging

NOUN

indulgence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extravagance kindness leniency permissiveness privilege

STRONG

allowance appeasement attention courtesy endurance excess favor fondling fondness forbearance fulfillment goodwill hedonism immoderation intemperance intemperateness lenience pampering partiality patience petting pleasing profligacy satiation satisfaction service spoiling tolerance toleration understanding

WEAK

babying coddling favoring gratifying kowtowing placating profligateness toadying

Antonyms

STRONG

disapproval disfavor disregard dissatisfaction frustration intolerance need want

WEAK

abstention care moderation temperance

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He added: "I want to reassure the local community that we are treating this attack with the utmost seriousness."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Young San Antonio had been treating this series like a summer internship: make mistakes, get a few contacts, come back stronger down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The findings, presented at ASM Microbe 2026, point to a potential new target for preventing and treating cardiovascular complications linked to sleep apnea.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed Iran's leaders in frank terms during a press conference, saying: "Have mercy on our south, stop treating it and its people as merely a bargaining chip."

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

So maybe you could quit treating me like it does.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

treating

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