alleviative

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Adjective
  • Lemony Chicken Soup with Rice A bright jolt of citrus wakes up this curative, homestyle chicken soup.
    Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Around the eleventh century, in Anglo‑Saxon England, instructions for an elaborate childbearing and mothering ritual were recorded by monks in the Lacnunga, a collection of medical texts and curative prayers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The Supreme Court declined to let Alabama use those House boundaries, and 2024 congressional elections were held under a remedial map drawn by the district court.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • One in eight freshmen at UC San Diego requires special remedial math classes just to catch up.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • For many, a no-phone vacation is less an indulgence than a corrective.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
  • Former Representative Elizabeth Holtzman, one of the co-authors, has portrayed the act as a corrective to the moral failure of refusing entry to many Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.
    Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • Relive your days of jumping off rope swings amid stands of cypress trees in Texas Hill Country, or simply enjoy a refreshing dip after a hike in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
    Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
  • Alcohol While a cold glass of beer or a mixed drink may feel refreshing in the moment, alcohol dehydrates you.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • One way to Chinamaxx is to watch a Korean dating show and develop a taste for healthful virtues.
    Sarah Wang, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • Roasted unsalted or lightly salted nuts are also considered healthful choices.
    Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Her mother responds that prison is meant to be rehabilitative.
    Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
  • The tech is used by MLB and NFL teams, as well as Olympic athletes for its rehabilitative effects.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The Austrian Southern Railway Company managers’ masterstroke was to promote Opatija as a spa town no less salubrious—and no less glamorous—than Nice, the prime destination for convalescents in the age of tuberculosis.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
  • By then, the salubrious environment that Central Florida’s earliest settlers found had already been transformed many times over.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • The park-like grounds host the aforementioned pool with a spa and Baja shelf alongside a sports court, a lake, fruit orchards, vegetable and medicinal herb gardens, and two greenhouses.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
  • On top of selling recreational marijuana, Loon Leaf also has medicinal marijuana.
    Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 19 May 2026
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“Alleviative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleviative. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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