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are healing
  • present progressive of heal.

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Now, he said, "we are not just conveying a thematic message or explaining a law, we are healing the wounds we have endured."

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

“He wants to find ways to be helpful to other people that are healing — healing in their addiction or from life in general,” Sager said, adding that “the country” also needed “healing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

The wounds are healing well and she moves nimbly on her crutches.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

While supply chains are healing and used car prices show hopeful signs of coming down, goods prices more broadly have yet to moderate significantly.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022

“The blisters are healing and the infection has cleared up.”

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell