restorative
adjective
serving to restore; pertaining to restoration.
restoratives
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pluralof restorative.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I call them restoratives, as they replenish and nourish me.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2022
Chains such as Lush, the U.K.-based company with 200 U.S. stores, and Ulta Beauty, which has 1,100 stores, have both benefited from rising demand for moderately priced cosmetics, bath gels and other personal restoratives.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2020
Subsequently he was removed to Wagner’s hotel, where restoratives were administered by the attending physician.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2019
Barnips Lozenges, Coltsfoot Rock, and Teddy Gray's Herbal Tablets are among the old-fashioned restoratives still occupying a place in our medicine cabinets.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2016
Sleep was without doubt the best of all restoratives, but Nature craves sustenance, and she was almost certainly starving.
From Maid of the Mist by John Oxenham
