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heals

  • present tense form
    of heal (3rd person singular).
    heal
    verb (used with object)
    to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.

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If I could boil my formula for the future of dementia care into two words, it would be this: Hope heals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

"I lost all my family because of that. And as years went on I buried it deep inside, but the wound never heals."

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

From there, activists could demand almost whatever they want: action on climate change, an end to mass surveillance and ICE raids, or an equitable health system that heals instead of mangles.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025

Luis Tadeo, director of marketing and public relations of CHIRLA, understands the critical role sports and culture play in shaping the way that the community engages and heals in unprecedented times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025

And he answered: ‘I have wished thee joy ever since first I saw thee. It heals my heart to see thee now in bliss.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien