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self-healing

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noun

    1. the act or instance of healing onself

    2. ( as modifier )

      the self-healing process

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Carney is a testament to democracy and self-healing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

And magically, the pair’s proximity to this curiously self-healing creature results in Ridley’s acne disappearing and Elliot’s eyesight improving.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

“My biggest thing is when somebody comes in, we try to educate them and tell them that your body is a self-healing organism,” Mr. Tubio said.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

For example, the integration of monomers and catalysts could enable polymerization at the site of damage, creating an integrated self-healing system within materials.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

These forces are the self-propelling and self-healing forces of the creative mood.

From The Lost Art of Reading by Lee, Gerald Stanley

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