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as in well
enjoying health and vigor
always a hard worker, Grandma has remained healthy into her 80s
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as in good
beneficial to the health of body or mind
the air in here isn't healthy ads that promote healthy eating habits
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as in substantial
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention
a healthy turnout of volunteers to plant trees on Arbor Day
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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
coming out of a prolonged recession, the restaurant business seemed to be healthy again
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Recent Examples of healthy
Try healthy food and drink swaps.
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Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
This captures an array of individuals who may have previously been considered healthy, but actually face a higher risk of conditions like heart disease and diabetes.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Why is working toward a healthier diet so important, and what steps can people take to improve nutrition?
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
But Pritchard, one of four healthy rotation players still left from the 2024 championship squad, isn’t celebrating yet.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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Its jet-drive propulsion system, when deployed, creates thrust by accelerating well fluids via an impeller unit, which moves the probe through the wellbore.—
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Across the country—and especially in the South—plans are well in the works for Thanksgiving meals that will both satisfy and delight guests.—
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In the first half, the defensive activity and competitive spirit were far better against the league’s best team, a night after Miami came up woefully short in both of those areas against the league’s worst team.—
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Despite being given three power plays in the first, the B’s were not good at all on the man advantage.—
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This move risks dangerous results from the military and security establishment in the country, as well as the substantial Cuban contingent working in the security sphere.—
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But an information-technology contract gone horribly awry on her watch resulted in late bills last year that required school districts throughout the county to borrow and pay substantial interest just to make payroll and cover basic expenses.—
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Ronny Hartmann | Afp | Getty Images Rolls-Royce shares have hit fresh record highs every single trading day so far this year, as the aerospace and defense firm reaps benefits from multiple directions – from its exposure to defense, to its thriving power systems business and a wider FTSE 100 rally.—
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Settlements turned into towns, towns turned into thriving American port cities.—
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In December, hiring was robust in food services and drinking, health care and social assistance, while the retail sector shed jobs, the BLS said.—
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While the agency did agree to hold an public informational hearing, DEEP rejected the request for a more robust adjudicatory hearing, citing issues with the town and Save the Sound’s applications.—
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Crystal Mountain, Michigan Founded in 1956 as a community ski area, Crystal Mountain (28 miles southwest of Traverse City) has become a destination for healthful, pampering getaways.—
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The founders of the social media-savvy store — all in their mid-20s, first-time grocers, and one of them a Miami native — feel Nude Miami is feeding into a Miami trend of shoppers seeking healthful eating options.—
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This compact yet sizable belt bag has a simple silhouette that looks very similar to the one Diaz just wore.—
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Highly revered for its outdoorsy facilities, the low-slung La Reserve Hotel and Spa Geneva occupies a sizable, green patch alongside its namesake lake.—
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This aggressive subjugation of a country that was not, in fact, a threat to the United States doesn’t make America safer or more prosperous and likely makes the whole region less stable.—
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On one hand, every country in the region would benefit from a democratic, stable, and prosperous Venezuela.—
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“Healthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/healthy. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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