curable

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Recent Examples of curable The beloved author of The Fault in Our Stars is also a tireless public health advocate, as evidenced by his extensive research for this new book about the world’s deadliest curable disease. Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 Tuberculosis is treatable and curable, the CDC says. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025 In this book, Green presents TB as very much a present, fatal, yet curable concern. Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025 In this case, photo-curable resin is the print material instead of a solid spool. Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curable
Adjective
  • Illogically, these remediable ordeals have gone on for decades, like the Tijuana River pollution disaster.
    Vincent Blocker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Government has provided incentives for wind and solar since the 1970s; the problems that remain are inherent, not entirely remediable.
    WSJ, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022
Adjective
  • The vehicles can also be built to be recoverable in support of ever-changing mission needs.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
  • According to research firm Wood Mackenzie, Venezuela has at least 241 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil.
    Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • As the race to find alternative cooling tech heats up, researchers are exploring climate-friendly options such as elastocaloric cooling, a solid-state tech that moves heat through reversible phase transformations.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This means the product can cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
    Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • He might be better served by taking his own advice before dissing so many of his fellow rappers on publicly retrievable jail calls.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Those vouchers would be redeemable for a future men’s basketball game this season, based on availability.
    SportsDay Staff, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But there were a few redeemable qualities each had, and Ross should be looking for these traits in all of his candidates.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2026

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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curable. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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