as in to improve
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 remediate
First, a closure order usually stays in place for months, if not years, to allow the land to heal and because post-fire hazards need to be remediated before the public returns, a point forest service officials have stressed many times.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
The city’s health department ordered the school district to remediate the hazard, but the scope of the problem turned out to be much larger than a single building.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
And as Robert Lemos wrote for Dark Reading, most developers have adopted AI assistants to help with coding and improve output, but most are also creating vulnerabilities that take longer to remediate.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The Park District has worked since late last year to remediate the site, including several buildings, of environmental hazards and to demolish structures.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
The city’s health department ordered the school district to remediate the hazard, but the scope of the problem turned out to be much larger than a single building.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
And as Robert Lemos wrote for Dark Reading, most developers have adopted AI assistants to help with coding and improve output, but most are also creating vulnerabilities that take longer to remediate.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The Park District has worked since late last year to remediate the site, including several buildings, of environmental hazards and to demolish structures.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediate
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Ramsay lamented the lack of a clean sheet and cited a few decision-making errors at various points in the contest that need to improve as the Loons continue their evolution, but couldn’t deny the general quality of play from his club.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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Redirecting the uptake of nutrients to roots, leaves, and new flower buds instead of spent blooms can improve the health and vigor of the plant.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Brands need to do a better job in their data analysis to refine their segmentation models so very important customers are recognized and treated as such.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Audiences at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 22nd annual New Works Festival will be able to view the evolution of seven plays and musicals, as playwrights and composers revise and refine their shows during the festival.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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The chances of Combs’ image itself being significantly rehabilitated seems slim, given that violent, abusive behavior was caught on camera and aired to millions of people around the world.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
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More to come: Findlay Flats and Grant Park Nearly a dozen historic buildings across Vine and Elder Streets near the new community center will be rehabilitated into 45 mixed-income apartments.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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Poor sleep exacerbates many of the chronic conditions that the movement is focused on remedying.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 July 2025
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To remedy this issue dealers will replace the cylinder head assembly for free.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
3 July 2025
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Rework alone—correcting things that have simply been done wrong—accounts for 12% of the cost of projects, on average.—
Kathleen Kewley,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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This story was updated to correct information about who would manage the Findlay Community Center's childcare center.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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“Remediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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