heal
verb (used with object)
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
has been healing
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present perfect progressiveof heal (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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O’Hoppe has been healing and progressing well since having surgery on April 25 after getting hurt five days prior to playing against the Yankees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Brown has since received “hundreds” of messages from people sharing their own stories of loss, which has been healing.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Spears wrote that the process of writing the book has been "healing and therapeutic," though she added that it had been difficult bringing up past events in her life.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2022
In addition, the Whitney has been healing from a rift with artists over the business interests of the museum’s former vice chairman, Warren B. Kanders.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
“I think his mantra has been healing with compassion and humor, and any of our patients would benefit with a little more of that. What he does is complementary to what we do.”
From Washington Times ● May 25, 2018
