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as in healthy
beneficial to the health of body or mind
took a restorative vitamin mix to improve his immune system
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as in refreshing
having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind
I am in need of a long, restorative vacation
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as in medicinal
tending to cure disease or restore health
relocation to a milder climate proved to be just the restorative measure that was needed for the sickly child
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Recent Examples of restorative
Rich in naturally occurring minerals like lithium, potassium, and manganese, these restorative waters flow into The Springs Resort, which is situated along the river near the spring’s source.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
And that’s a restorative tonic everyone can confidently pull back the curtain on.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
It’s called restorative justice or some other such woke nonsense.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
To give your bedroom a spring refresh, scoop up these hotel-quality bed pillows and a cooling sheet set and revel in the joys of getting a restorative night’s sleep.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
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Justice for healthy relationships being the most romantic!—
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Vulnerability is absolutely essential to healthy working relationships.—
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The Burt's Bees Spring Gift Set includes four refreshing lip balms: Original Beeswax, Dragonfruit Lemon, Tropical Pineapple, and Strawberry.—
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The ‘Damu Ritual’ is a multi-sensory experience involving a steam room and rain shower followed by the application of mud sourced from the Austrian Alps and enriched with medicinal plants in homage to Damu.—
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And yet there’s so many unbelievable medicinal properties that mushrooms that don’t even have psilocybin have to offer.—
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On the bright side, healthy lifestyle choices, such as a good diet and regular exercise, offer even greater heart health protection for women.—
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God bless iconic events for granting my fourth (and perhaps best) film a religious re-release!—
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The Senate proposal also calls for field trials that combine grove management, therapeutic tools and disease-resistant varieties of fruit for new plantings and the rehabilitation of existing trees.—
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Most of the speakers were employees, clients and volunteers at the park’s equestrian center who fear the designation could curb the center’s therapeutic riding programs for people with disabilities.—
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Focus on your diet and exercise routine: Eating a healthful, balanced diet and regularly exercising can help support your eye and overall health.—
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Then, with the Heat moving toward a more healthful menu, with a full-time nutritionist now in place, the cookies were gone.—
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There has been some scientific research into whether these curative feelings can be backed up by actual findings.—
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Some herbalists consider yarrow (Achillea spp.) to be the most medicinal plant in the world, with curative properties that extend to every organ of the body.—
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Meanwhile, Ben Moore faces an active bench warrant after being inadvertently released from jail prematurely last year while serving time for a remedial contempt charge in his divorce case.—
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Aside from a remedial story that wouldn’t impress anyone over the age of 15, a big issue that permeated God of War, as well as several of its sequels and prequels, was its treatment of women.—
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“Restorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restorative. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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