ameliorative

Example Sentences

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And she said, “this one is better. It has these ameliorative features that the prior law didn’t have.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2020

Most of the ameliorative stretching exercises I found on YouTube blamed excessive desk work or smartphone use for such injuries.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019

The thrill of the ameliorative solution is built into our mythology of the modern, right there on Baker Street, by Arthur Conan Doyle.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2014

The condition of the American people when the New Dealers assumed office demanded ameliorative action, and this they strived to deliver.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2011

On the other hand an ameliorative strike does not presuppose an employer's injustice, but consists essentially in the worker's attempt to better conditions, e.g., a better salary, shorter working hours, etc.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome