as in improving
to stop or reverse the damage of
Cleanup crews are working to remediate the site of the chemical spill. Remediating the pollution of the river will take some effort.
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Recent Examples of remediating
Chevron is responsible for remediating the affected area, which isn’t expected to be complete until spring 2030.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
But remediating the source of lead in a home and regularly cleaning old homes to keep dust at a minimum can make a real difference, as can healthy eating, particularly with iron-, calcium- and vitamin C-rich foods, which can help deter the absorption of lead in the body, Davis said.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
Tax and immigration counsel can assist when lapses in compliance have occurred and the possibility of remediating them can be examined.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
But remediating the source of lead in a home and regularly cleaning old homes to keep dust at a minimum can make a real difference, as can healthy eating, particularly with iron-, calcium- and vitamin C-rich foods, which can help deter the absorption of lead in the body, Davis said.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
Tax and immigration counsel can assist when lapses in compliance have occurred and the possibility of remediating them can be examined.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediating
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In improving to 35-3, South Carolina’s 6-foot-3 All-American Joyce Edwards scored 24 points and had 12 rebounds, nine on the offensive glass in overwhelming TCU.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Small changes—from better moisturizing to improving your immediate workspace—can make a noticeable difference.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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That includes strengthening its internal culture, refining legal strategy, and maintaining clear standards around results and professional integrity.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Monasteries, often centers of agricultural and culinary innovation, played a key role in refining pickling methods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ivey spent most of his time in Chicago away from his teammates while rehabilitating his knee, which was sore due to a lack of muscle strength as a direct effect of his long-term recovery from the broken leg.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Windel has spent decades building and rehabilitating housing across Oklahoma.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
24 Mar. 2026
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The resulting management overhead — spending elite engineering time correcting outputs and paying the high token costs of ungrounded prompts — eventually outweighs the initial speed of creation.—
Mohith Shrivastava,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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This suggests the players were continuously correcting their movements mid-execution.—
David Van den Heever,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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How to refill a saline lake Growing the lake is a much bigger and more expensive challenge than remedying the salinity problem.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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There is a dearth of curries in New York—something chef Vijay Kumar, of Dhamaka, Adda, and Semma, has been steadily remedying in recent years.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Remediating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediating. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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