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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Emergency aid for families caught in conflict zones Parents caught in crises struggle to meet their children's needs and to provide them with a safe and healthy childhood, despite the circumstances.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025 -
But those findings apply to small-by-design campuses with healthy enrollments, not schools that have shrunk dramatically as families have moved away.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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While hemp can be used for industrial methods, it’s also used for medicinal purposes.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
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The Intersection of Feminine Energy and Cannabis Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for both medicinal and spiritual purposes.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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As good as Trachtenberg is at keeping secrets, this particular one seems unlikely.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Then, Bennett, the Panthers best player these playoffs, took a tripping penalty behind the play coming out of the offensive zone.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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In that case, a state court ruled that Montana had violated young residents’ constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by promoting fossil fuel development.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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For example, a suit in Montana targeted the state for failing to provide its residents with a healthful environment.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The further cuts that are included are politically motivated handouts that make the tax code more complicated, undoing much of the salutary simplification from the TCJA.—
The Editors,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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Although Abenomics may have salutary effects on Japan’s macroeconomic performance and may encourage more gradual institutional change, Abe will not leave behind a neoliberal Japan.—
Tobias Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Nov. 2013
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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 19 Jun. 2025.
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