ameliorative
Americanadjective
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And she said, “this one is better. It has these ameliorative features that the prior law didn’t have.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2020
Most of the ameliorative stretching exercises I found on YouTube blamed excessive desk work or smartphone use for such injuries.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2019
The thrill of the ameliorative solution is built into our mythology of the modern, right there on Baker Street, by Arthur Conan Doyle.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2014
The condition of the American people when the New Dealers assumed office demanded ameliorative action, and this they strived to deliver.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2011
He talked in a straightforward way with his villagers, reduced a number of rents and spent money freely in ameliorative work.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott
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