1
as in to redeem
to make better in behavior or character
an organization that rehabilitates criminals so they can reenter society
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as in to heal
to restore to a healthy condition
underwent physical therapy to help rehabilitate her broken elbow
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Recent Examples of rehabilitate
In Lake Forest, city officials have for several years aimed for the replacement of the Lake-Woodbine Bridge, which was built in 1912 and rehabilitated in 1977.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Community Action and Human Services is merging with Juvenile Services, which helps rehabilitate youthful offenders.
—Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
These concentrations increased as Mexico worked to rehabilitate a major pipeline that is supposed to divert wastewater from the Tijuana River to treatment plants on both sides of the border.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Deferment for financial hardship would also end, though borrowers in default can now rehabilitate their loans twice instead of once.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Community Action and Human Services is merging with Juvenile Services, which helps rehabilitate youthful offenders.
—Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
These concentrations increased as Mexico worked to rehabilitate a major pipeline that is supposed to divert wastewater from the Tijuana River to treatment plants on both sides of the border.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Deferment for financial hardship would also end, though borrowers in default can now rehabilitate their loans twice instead of once.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitate
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Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Michigan Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600.—
Detroit Free Press Staff,
Freep.com,
28 July 2025
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Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Arizona Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $100 and may redeem winnings up to $599.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
28 July 2025
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In general, when wounds don’t heal properly, the risk of infection increases.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
31 July 2025
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Hall, though, scratched the Pre Classic, and whatever prevented him from racing there does not appear sufficiently healed.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Hoffa was planning to reclaim the presidency of the Teamsters union by challenging Fitzsimmons, but Hoffa’s son said Fitzsimmons and the mob decided to kill his father to prevent him from taking back the union.—
Eric Shawn,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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But this period provides the opportunity to reclaim your assertiveness and independence.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 July 2025
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If Congress does not make the necessary changes to pay benefits using the current formula, the insolvency will be cured by paying current benefits in the amount of income coming into the trust fund.—
Thomas Hager,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Coach Prime announced Monday that he had been cured of bladder cancer after a years-long battle with the disease.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
29 July 2025
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Tightening and Toning Skin: Exercising facial muscles may increase circulation and oxygen supply, helping regenerate skin cells and give skin a tighter appearance.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
1 Aug. 2025
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The company is also committed to regenerating existing infrastructure.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The reality is, though, that no one player or one roster move is going to fix this stretch.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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This could be fixed with a manual publishing option, but even the ability to create an Under Construction page would be preferable to the current setup.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 July 2025
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The ban aims to improve academic achievement, reduce cyberbullying, and minimize classroom disruptions.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
26 July 2025
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The company reports that one client achieved 15–25% savings on total drug spend by applying insights surfaced through their analytics engine — improving formulary alignment, optimizing channel routing, and managing drug mix more actively, all without switching PBMs or disrupting member care.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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“Rehabilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabilitate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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