How do you use Palliative in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like cure or curative, plus the exact meaning.
Palliative meaning
- Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
- Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
Synonyms of Palliative
Using Palliative
- The main meaning on this page is: Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate. | Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
- Useful related words include: alleviative, cure, curative, remedy.
- In the example corpus, palliative often appears in combinations such as: palliative care, the palliative, and palliative.
Context around Palliative
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Palliative
- In this selection, "palliative" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inpatient, home, hospice, care, medicine and transport stand out and add context to how "palliative" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include care home palliative care and and 50 discount palliative from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "palliative" sits close to words such as administering, causal and crooked, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with palliative
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I’m in palliative care now for Huntington’s disease (HD). (11 words)
Revised inpatient palliative care, home palliative care, and day hospice subsidy framework for Singapore citizens. (15 words)
But NLC Jigawa is coming up with three demands, particularly Soft Loans, food palliative, and transport allowance. (17 words)
And just last year, for the first time in a long period, he made the special effort to reprise the role in a Make A Wish Foundation video for an 11-year-old fan in palliative care called Kori Stovell. (40 words)
The Community Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation is dedicated to advancing philanthropy to enable Community Hospice & Palliative Care to fulfill its mission of being the compassionate guide for end-of-life care in the communities we serve. (36 words)
Current legislation does not offer a solution to those who are dying in suffering because neither medicine nor palliative care can help, says Andrej Pleterski, one of the authors of the bill. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Revised inpatient palliative care, home palliative care, and day hospice subsidy framework for Singapore citizens.
Subsidies for inpatient palliative care, home palliative care, and day hospice care will be raised in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The Community Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation is dedicated to advancing philanthropy to enable Community Hospice & Palliative Care to fulfill its mission of being the compassionate guide for end-of-life care in the communities we serve.
Mallika Tiruvadanan, palliative medicine specialist, said that the scope and understanding of palliative care had changed over time.
The consultant described the review of the palliative care policy as a welcome development that would aid the growth of palliative care in the country.
West Island Palliative Care Residence has been renamed the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence in honour of its beloved co-founder.
According to Brouwer, the Department of Health needs to introduce and promote palliative care by setting up care facilities, as well as train nursing staff in hospitals in palliative care specifically.
After scans and biopsies, doctors at her local hospital gave her the shocking news that palliative care was the only option.
And just last year, for the first time in a long period, he made the special effort to reprise the role in a Make A Wish Foundation video for an 11-year-old fan in palliative care called Kori Stovell.
At the presentation of the £5,500 cheque to help support Palliative Transport Service's work in the community.
But NLC Jigawa is coming up with three demands, particularly Soft Loans, food palliative, and transport allowance.
Current legislation does not offer a solution to those who are dying in suffering because neither medicine nor palliative care can help, says Andrej Pleterski, one of the authors of the bill.
Family flowers only please by request, donations in lieu of flowers can be made to Palliative Care Ward at Wansbeck Hospital.
For, Abdullahi Yelwa, an economist, said the federal government provided N5 billion palliative to states to enable them to assist their people.
Hannah has been on palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the last year, and her last scan, from September 2023, showed the tumour had shrunk by 1cm cubed.
He further stated that the media and other interest groups must sustain the advocacy to ensure that the palliative measures are extended to the public and private sectors.
He gave an update on the 10 luxury buses the state government recently acquired as fuel subsidy removal palliative intervention, saying the buses would soon be deployed.
He underwent two trials, at Great Ormond Street Hospital and Southampton, and is currently undergoing palliative oral chemotherapy offered by NHS.
I’m going to Benin and I just received my 50% discount palliative from the Federal Government (displaying her receipt), and I’m so excited.
I’m in palliative care now for Huntington’s disease (HD).
Common combinations with palliative
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- palliative care 122×
- the palliative 20×
- and palliative 18×
- of palliative 17×
- in palliative 17×
- palliative and 11×
- palliative measures 10×
- for palliative 7×
- hospice palliative 5×
- palliative medicine 4×