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is healing

  • present progressive
    of heal (3rd person singular).
    heal
    verb (used with object)
    to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.

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Roki Sasaki’s blister is healing as planned, and he shouldn’t miss additional time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Horrible, I just want to get home,” he said, sharing that he is healing after a medical procedure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

“But it’s not like the therapist is healing you with the relationship that you have with them. With IFS, you build that relationship in yourself, and that is healing.”

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025

A seemingly inescapable buzzword in Dali is healing.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

“The cut on her neck is healing up fine,” Mr. Pallo said.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis