as in healthy
beneficial to the health of body or mind
there's nothing like the sanative value of a good night's sleep
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanative
Adjective
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Why not spend research money on making drugs that are good for you, that are healthy?—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025 -
Drink plenty of water to rehydrate, get lots of sleep, eat a healthy diet, and exercise regularly.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Garlic Garlic, commonly used for both culinary and medicinal purposes, contains allicin—a compound believed to help lower cholesterol production in the liver.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
22 July 2025
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Stitzel Distillery portfolio and was sold for medicinal use throughout the 1920s.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Despite that, the Lyriq-V’s looks, comfort and features are as good as anything on the road.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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The cocktails are classic and the wine list is so good that it's been lauded by Wine Spectator magazine.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Helping people live positive, healthful lives in a sustainable way that also nurtures a love of the natural world is at the heart of a Connecticut market, according to its owner.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
30 July 2025
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Inflammation begins to occur, which is not a healthful state.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Deep fakes may indeed have salutary uses in educational settings.—
Daniel J. Feldman,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
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The chapter’s first section responds to a tendency in Harry Potter studies to interpret the series as if its version of magic portrays a profoundly different and salutary alternative to Muggle technology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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At a moment as troubled as this one, to escape from this time into time itself is somehow salubrious.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Others wondered whether his election will have salubrious effects on Pakistan’s shambolic economy, foreign policy, or internal security.—
C. Christine Fair,
Foreign Affairs,
27 July 2018
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“Sanative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanative. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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