- present participle of heal.
healing
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They also carry serious risks, including amputation and death, making it increasingly important to understand why they can be so resistant to healing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
He accused them of having "breached their duties, performed actions contrary to the art of healing" and having "omitted all the acts they were required to perform."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Achi sees that now is the time to focus on personal healing.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In a new memoir, Joe Manganiello is getting candid about the condition that nearly killed him and the measures he took in search of healing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
He held his breath, afraid that merely breathing on the rock would spoil its healing effect.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Video tapes of Joshua's healings were circulating among evangelical churches throughout Europe and Africa in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2024
“I have seen too many healings to count,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
Each village had several shamans, who specialized in various divinations, healings and funeral rites.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023
There will be healings and miracles, and “some of our favorite Bible stories come to life.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
This should come as no surprise, for in Miss Lumley’s day, séances, Ouija boards, hypnotic healings, and the like were very much in fashion.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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