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healthful

[helth-fuhl] / ˈhɛlθ fəl /
ADJECTIVE
good for health
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But they want us to work on improving the system to make it more healthful and sustainable and fairer to workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Southern California boosters were discovering that the region’s “semi-tropical” climate could be marketed as a healthful paradise.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Here’s the dilemma: Fruits and vegetables are among the neediest of flora because they require lots of nutrients and water to produce the delicious, healthful foods we love to eat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

Besides, not cooking them will save you time — and raw vegetables are often more nutritious and healthful than cooked, too.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

As he had been thinking for months about leaving his wife and had not done it because it would be too cruel to deprive her of himself, her departure was a very healthful shock.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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