as in rehabilitating
to make better in behavior or character
believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders
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The largest amount of money in Proposition A — roughly $129 million — will go toward rehabilitating neighborhood streets.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026 -
The tunnel project, the nation's largest infrastructure project, would expand train service between New York and New Jersey along the nation’s busiest rail corridor by adding a new rail tunnel and rehabilitating the existing 115-year-old pair of tunnels under the Hudson River.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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In this view, very little in the existing order is worth redeeming.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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On the other side of the ledger stands a small, weak country 90 miles off South Florida whose only redeeming quality is the enterprising spirit of its people.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Habilitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habilitating. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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