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ameliorative

Definition of ameliorativenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ameliorative
Adjective
  • This current setup could be constructive for financials.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The emission intensity is much stronger than the individual components due to constructive interference.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The response was overwhelmingly supportive, which did surprise me a little.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The goal is to prepare these students for their future jobs by developing the skills needed to find gainful employment.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Where do alien nerds find gainful employ?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • This is in large part because 401(k)-type plans became more common and, according to the paper, displaced more liquid and less remunerative forms of saving such as checking accounts.
    Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This mundane enterprise turned out to be reasonably remunerative.
    Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • While the $52M mark is a 4% drop from the previous week, and about 7% down from the same time – Week 32 – last year, those slips reflect the always-lucrative Christmas week highs (Christmas fell within Week 32 last season).
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But she was fired from her lucrative job in New York, and is forced to move back in with her mother, who lives in Utah in a house that Bea pays for.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Ameliorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorative. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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