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as in healthy
beneficial to the health of body or mind
took a restorative vitamin mix to improve his immune system
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as in refreshing
having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind
I am in need of a long, restorative vacation
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as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
relocation to a milder climate proved to be just the restorative measure that was needed for the sickly child
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Recent Examples of restorative
One of those regulations halts state guidelines for teacher preparation to include training on social-emotional learning, cultural competency and restorative justice.
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Yet all in all, the results highlight just how critical sleep and socializing are for orangutans, and how the environment can shape restorative rest.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
The restaurants are thoughtful, the local wines great value, and the easy access to restorative walks through the surrounding hills makes the town all the more appealing.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Nourishing food, stress relief, restorative sleep and reducing exposure to harmful toxins.
—Lauren Mallers
updated July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Yet all in all, the results highlight just how critical sleep and socializing are for orangutans, and how the environment can shape restorative rest.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
The restaurants are thoughtful, the local wines great value, and the easy access to restorative walks through the surrounding hills makes the town all the more appealing.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Nourishing food, stress relief, restorative sleep and reducing exposure to harmful toxins.
—Lauren Mallers
updated July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restorative
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The hugging may be a personality quirk, but not doing laundry for a month suggests that there is a problem in her life – economic, emotional, mental or logistical – that’s keeping her from maintaining healthy habits.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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For leaders, healthy paranoia channels that same response.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Each single-serve stick pack blends easily into water and delivers a clean, low-calorie, zero-sugar formula with a refreshing taste (mango limeade, blood orange, and watermelon).—
Kate Donnelly,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The best time to visit the park is in spring and early summer, when daytime temperatures are mild and Medano Creek flows with cool, refreshing water.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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Garlic Garlic, commonly used for both culinary and medicinal purposes, contains allicin—a compound believed to help lower cholesterol production in the liver.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
22 July 2025
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Stitzel Distillery portfolio and was sold for medicinal use throughout the 1920s.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Chef-owner Miguel Angel Jimenez is well worth consulting for the night’s specials and a wine from the impressively deep good list.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Heretofore, Raleigh’s best homer-hitting season was 34 in 2024.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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This synergy can be harnessed to optimize the effects of individual terpenes or enhance the therapeutic potential of plants like cannabis.—
Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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Once the realm of Vegas acts and therapeutic sidebars, hypnosis is now at the centre of serious neurological and behavioural science, thanks in large part to pioneers like Dr. David Spiegel, the Stanford psychiatrist behind the app Reveri.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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What’s not to love about a delicious and healthful version of chips and salsa?—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
5 July 2025
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That includes a fitness routine — tennis and yoga are go-to pursuits — and other healthful habits.—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The missionaries began shipping cinchona back to Europe, where its curative properties spiked demand.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 July 2025
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The only curative treatment is to remove the diseased part of the colon—ideally in a minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure, performed with surgical tools and a thin camera inserted through small incisions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 May 2025
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But particularly for immigrants and English learners, remedial education and ESL classes serve as a necessary first step.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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So, there were evidence in that discussion where the CDC directors had to provide some, quite frankly, remedial assistance to help brief these members on the basis of vaccine science.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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“Restorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restorative. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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