as in constructive
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ameliorative
Adjective
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If there isn't any, replace the thought with something constructive.—
Dr. Michelle Penelope King,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025 -
Let a song, book, movie, hobby, or craft transport you away from the fear and hate and to a positive, creative, constructive mindset.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Those no longer willing or able to come into the office five days a week can find gainful employment in the private sector.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2024
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The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.—
Lisa Kennedy,
The Denver Post,
4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Over the next few years Trump will have major influence over antitrust policy, the development and use of artificial intelligence and the growth and prevalence of cryptocurrency, to name just some of the issues of vital and remunerative interest to the tech industry.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Beyond the memories, the only trace of the great man is La Casa — the rambling, Spanish-style home with a terracotta roof, stucco walls and inlaid ceramic tiles that Valenzuela built for his family during the exhilarating, and financially remunerative, days of Fernandomania.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Though this arrangement is a complicated one, the sharing and licensing of rights has allowed Bond to emerge as a lucrative and fecund product line.—
Colin Burnett,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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The federal government was small by modern standards, but President Jackson’s appointment of loyalists as federal land agents and postmasters meant that political appointees had power to allocate lucrative land sales in the frontier and distribute partisan newspapers.—
Yong Kwon / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Ameliorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorative. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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