curable

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Recent Examples of curable Fortunately, the disease is curable using a cocktail of antibiotics — and roughly 95% of all people are naturally immune. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 It is considered one of the more curable types of cancer, and Brown-Shuler’s medical team is optimistic about treating him. Grace Raynor, New York Times, 19 May 2026 Diseases once considered fatal are increasingly manageable, and in some cases potentially curable, as science turns the body’s own biology into a powerful tool against disease. Joaquin Duato, Fortune, 9 May 2026 These disagreements are not curable pathologies but permanent features of a free society. Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for curable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curable
Adjective
  • And those hard-material limits are not remediable through belief.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • Others described disciplinary processes that escalated quickly and unpredictably, often tied to subjective assessments of behavior rather than remediable clinical skills.
    Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • In the luxury hospitality business, that may not be a recoverable loss.
    Brian Coyne, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Among the evidence being reviewed are witness statements, radar data, video footage and any recoverable electronic devices from the aircraft.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • For more of our favorite reversible quilts, shop floral, striped, and solid styles below at up to 25% off.
    Caley Sturgill, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026
  • If the damage is reversible, then boosting HDAC3 could point toward gut lining repair and fresh ideas about how to improve gut health.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • And newer brands can build easily retrievable content and clean website architecture without worrying about legacy technical debt.
    Tyler Jordan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The more intrepid our assertions of individual presence, the more makeshift seem our identities, the less retrievable our origins.
    Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The acquisition of the common shares gives Gokongwei an initial 10% stake that could go up to 15% if all the redeemable preferred shares are converted, the company said.
    Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The coupon and $1 off deal are redeemable at all Kroger Family of Stores locations except QFC from June 19 to July 3.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 June 2026

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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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