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Recent Examples of reparative
Its boar bristles and nylon pins are infused with keratin for an extra reparative boost with every stroke, gently smoothing without irritation.
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 June 2025
Jones highlighted the significance of transforming a plantation from 1841 into a space dedicated to reparative history and healing.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 June 2025
California has also issued an apology for slavery, an important first step in reparative justice.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 3 June 2025
While liberals pushed for equal opportunity and reparative justice, corporate America has always been most responsive to its bottom line.
—Karen R. King, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 June 2025
Jones highlighted the significance of transforming a plantation from 1841 into a space dedicated to reparative history and healing.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 June 2025
California has also issued an apology for slavery, an important first step in reparative justice.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 3 June 2025
While liberals pushed for equal opportunity and reparative justice, corporate America has always been most responsive to its bottom line.
—Karen R. King, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reparative
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Essential nutrition services have collapsed, with infants lacking access to safe water, breastmilk substitutes and therapeutic feeding.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Ultimately, experts agree that breast cancer vaccines will more than likely be part of a larger therapeutic strategy rather than a standalone solution.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
29 July 2025
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Given its alleged curative effects for health issues such as indigestion, pharmacists sold soda water at soda fountains, innovative devices that created carbonated water to be sold by the glass.—
Valerie M. Fridland,
The Conversation,
1 July 2025
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In genre-bender Death of a Unicorn, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, a father (Rudd) and daughter (Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard E. Grant) seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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The integration of lifestyle medicine principles such as nutrition, movement, social connection, stress mastery and restorative sleep is no longer optional.—
Dr. Sunil Kumar,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The hardest—but perhaps most restorative—part of my stay was adhering to the resort’s no-phone policy.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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“Reparative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reparative. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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