remediations

Meanings

1. 1nounpluraltechnical

   Actions taken to clean up and repair damage, especially polluted land, water or buildings.

   Grammar: Plural of the mostly uncountable remediation: several remediations were carried out.

   Patterns

   • remediations of something

   Three soil remediations were completed at the old factory site.

   The company paid for the remediations after the chemical leak.

   Costly remediations were needed to remove asbestos from the school.

2. 2nounplural

   Extra lessons or programs designed to help students catch up on skills they have not yet mastered.

   Grammar: Plural form, used when comparing different programs.

   Patterns

   • remediations for someone

   The district offers several remediations for students who struggle with reading.

   Online remediations let pupils practice at their own pace.

Word forms

Common combinations

environmental remediations

Environmental remediations at the harbor took several years.

costly remediations

Costly remediations were required before homes could be built.

carry out remediations

Engineers carried out remediations across five sites.

educational remediations

Educational remediations were added to the summer program.

Synonyms and how they differ

cleanups

Cleanups is an everyday word and does not suggest a full technical repair process.

repairs

Repairs can be of any kind, while remediations usually target pollution, safety hazards or learning gaps.

corrections

Corrections stress fixing mistakes, not restoring damaged land or buildings.

Word family

remediation noun

the act of fixing a problem

remedy noun

a cure or solution

remedial adjective

intended to fix a problem or help weak learners

remediate verb

to correct or clean up

Commonly confused: remediations or mediation?

Practice

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