cure
noun
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
curing
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present participleof cure.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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"We have a technically feasible path to curing cancer," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
In this one problem, Hassabis saw an opportunity to find solutions to a whole lot more, since predicting the shapes of proteins—“unbelievably exquisite things,” he calls them—held the promise of understanding diseases and curing them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
After the flower is sufficiently “crispy,” she sits at an L-shaped desk overlooking her makeshift garden and coats individual petals with resin up to six times, curing them under a UV light between coats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“So they don’t need to spend as much on curing illness; they spend a lot more on getting services in place to prevent illness,” he said.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was assumed by many PIH allies that Goldfarb had already made up his mind—he wanted his resources to go to curing the vast majority.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
