as in healthy
enjoying health and vigor
still hale and strong at 80, often outdoing his younger golfing buddies
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Recent Examples of hale
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022
At a hale 77, Diana Beresford-Kroeger is a medical biochemist, botanist, organic chemist, poet, author and developer of artificial blood.
—New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 8 May 2020
Then an employer who attempts union-busting could be haled into court and face an injunction against demoting or firing union organizers, followed by a trial and possibly heavy damages.
—Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 28 June 2018
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Adjective
The Chamber of Commerce dream demographic for new Angelenos was hale, white, middle- and yeoman-class Americans.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022
At a hale 77, Diana Beresford-Kroeger is a medical biochemist, botanist, organic chemist, poet, author and developer of artificial blood.
—New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Verb
Even though no one is being haled into court, parents still need to behave civilly.
—Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 8 May 2020
Then an employer who attempts union-busting could be haled into court and face an injunction against demoting or firing union organizers, followed by a trial and possibly heavy damages.
—Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 28 June 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hale
Adjective
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This offers a new tool for medicine and healthy aging interventions and leverages the power of large-scale protein analysis to provide a more accurate measure of an individual's biological age than chronological age.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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On one list obtained by The Times last year, from UVA Health, the first candidate for a kidney was a woman in her 60s who was healthier than many other kidney patients at the hospital, records show.—
Brian M. Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The second principle—and this is doubly important for us outdoor enthusiasts—is understanding that maintenance schedules are based on normal driving cycles, and not heavy use activities like towing, hauling a heavy camper around, or driving off-road.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
2 Mar. 2025
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Eris is designed to haul payloads of up to 672 pounds (305 kilograms) to low-Earth orbit, and will launch from Bowen Orbital Spaceport in Queensland on Australia's northeastern coast.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Crockpots are still made well, as are, in my experience anyway, the more modernized version: Instant Pots.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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The witch’s magic is still MIA, but her attitude is well and truly back.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The business was helped by a robust fourth quarter that also beat expectations, with both divisions highlighted by events that set fresh records.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps not, but Ukraine seeks robust security guarantees from its Western partners and the capacity to defend itself in the future, should Russia decide to invade again.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But the 2013 peace process soon collapsed as tensions reignited, dragging Turkey and the PKK back into a bloody war and ending a two-year ceasefire.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The most illuminated of them, hatless and dragging, is followed by a marginally more active figure, the only one to acknowledge the viewer’s presence.—
Sarah C. Schaefer,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That said, your community and their towing vendor must follow those rules.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Petito's mattress was missing from her van after North Port police towed it from the Laundrie household in Florida.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Hale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hale. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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