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adjective

as in repaired

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verb

past tense of heal
1
as in cured
to restore to a healthy condition a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart heal the sick

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2
as in recovered
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds

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3
as in alleviated
to bring about recovery from time heals all wounds, even those of the heart

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Recent Examples of healed
Verb
As the foot injury healed, Estévez encountered another obstacle. — Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026 The book centers on his belief that personal transformation can happen even before someone feels completely healed. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 This must be Mary Magdalen, reformed and healed, after her encounter with Christ. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 Alcaraz is in, his wrist theoretically healed after four months of no competitive tennis. — James Hansen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 After Abdeen healed, Khalid brought him to the store on weekends and evenings to stock shelves. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 The new campaign includes a video featuring six real value shoppers who were healed of their bad shopping habits IRL. — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Others suffer from dental and kidney disease, complications from declawing and injuries that never healed properly. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 For example, after an injury has healed, the brain may continue predicting that a movement or activity is unsafe. — Mackenzi Moore, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for healed
  1. repaired
  2. cured
  3. recovered
  4. alleviated
  5. mended
  6. rehabilitated
  7. relieved
  8. reconstructed
Adjective
  • The town will unveil the renovations next month and the improvements include a new paint job on the interior of the historic building, a repaired 19th-century chalkboard pulley system and repair of the several small holes in the roof.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Volunteers painted and repaired bleachers, replaced the chain-link fence in the outfield with a wooden one and painted the dugouts.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of repaired
Verb
  • But that doesn’t mean the show is cured of its worst instincts, like turning people’s very serious, consequential life problems into entertainment.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • By our second call, the trek had cured them of a few assumptions about streaming.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of cured
Verb
  • And Kpler said oil flows from the Persian Gulf have recovered to around 70% of pre-war levels.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The bodies were carried hundreds of kilometers downstream by the Bhotekoshi River from the flood's epicenter before being recovered in Chitwan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of recovered
Verb
  • However, Paramount’s recent decision to put those commitments in writing has alleviated Cinemark and others’ concerns.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Effective deployment of oil in storage alleviated the strain, too.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleviated
Adjective
  • Punk’s jump to WWE came with a lot of mended fences, and there have been little-to-no significant stories about Punk’s backstage issues in a WWE locker room since his 2023 return.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But over the years, the two mended fences.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of mended
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  • That’s why Duffy was right to focus on new and rehabilitated equipment for these Midwest corridors that can put them to immediate use and fill them with passengers.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The teen will be charged as an adult designated, meaning that if convicted, he could be sentenced as a juvenile, an adult or as a juvenile with the option of receiving an adult sentence if not rehabilitated.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rehabilitated
Verb
  • The Lincoln was relieved by the USS George Washington last week, and it is expected to make a port call in Thailand in the coming days, according to several news reports.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The different kinds of Roman toilet At home, the poorest Romans relieved themselves in chamber pots.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of relieved
Adjective
  • The reconstructed Florida State offense will be built around QB Ashton Daniels and RB Quintrevion Wisner, both arriving via the portal seeking fresh starts.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The remainder of the site, or around two-thirds of the property, will be demolished and replaced with the music venue and the reconstructed facades.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
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