cure
noun
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
has cured
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present perfectof cure (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Now, she’s drinking hot beverages—and even has her dogs lapping up warm water, which she said has cured her dog Coco’s stomach issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Some studies show that the release of volatile organic compounds are minimal after the foam has cured.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
As I load the cart, I walk past a refrigerator case of ginger ale — the one fluid that has cured generations of Black people.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2023
And because it makes hanging out in Harlem hot spots look so glamorous and fun, the show has cured me of whatever anxieties I once had about rejoining society after the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2021
‘It is mending fast. You will soon be sound again. Elrond has cured you: he has tended you for days, ever since you were brought in.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
