1
as in redeems
to make better in behavior or character
an organization that rehabilitates criminals so they can reenter society
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as in heals
to restore to a healthy condition
underwent physical therapy to help rehabilitate her broken elbow
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Recent Examples of rehabilitates
Berman rehabilitates rabbits that are abandoned, neglected, abused, and in danger of being euthanized.
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Sharon Chin, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The charitable series, formerly starring LeAnne Rimes and Luke Grimes, ensures 15-percent of ticket proceeds go to the Saving Grace Equine Healing Foundation that rescues and rehabilitates horses.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2026
In total, the Ventana Wildlife Society — a group that traps, breeds and rehabilitates the vultures for release into the wild — has tracked 30 different condors that took multiple trips to parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties sometime in the past two years.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
While Madea rehabilitates her co-prisoners, her family on the outside struggles with the usual family issues.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
And foxes are the most expensive animals the facility rehabilitates.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
However, his most significant impact came in his community outreach work with OMNI New York, which acquires, builds, and rehabilitates affordable housing in the New York metropolitan area.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The sanctuary spans over 1,200 acres and rehabilitates captive exotic and endangered animals.
—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
Sharon Chin, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The charitable series, formerly starring LeAnne Rimes and Luke Grimes, ensures 15-percent of ticket proceeds go to the Saving Grace Equine Healing Foundation that rescues and rehabilitates horses.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2026
In total, the Ventana Wildlife Society — a group that traps, breeds and rehabilitates the vultures for release into the wild — has tracked 30 different condors that took multiple trips to parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties sometime in the past two years.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
While Madea rehabilitates her co-prisoners, her family on the outside struggles with the usual family issues.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
And foxes are the most expensive animals the facility rehabilitates.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
However, his most significant impact came in his community outreach work with OMNI New York, which acquires, builds, and rehabilitates affordable housing in the New York metropolitan area.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The sanctuary spans over 1,200 acres and rehabilitates captive exotic and endangered animals.
—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitates
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When a child redeems their certificate with Pizza Hut, they are celebrated.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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By the end of the season-five premiere, however, A-Train redeems himself.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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As the regular market heals, FAIR Plan pricing must become actuarially sound as already required by law to lead customers towards better and cheaper coverage in the regular market.—
Patrick Wolff,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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If Connor Hellebuyck reclaims anything close to Hart Trophy form, returning to Winnipeg at his best, then the Jets have a foundational piece of their roster in place at less than market value.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Garbage collection is a memory-management process in which the program automatically identifies and reclaims memory from objects that a program has stopped using.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Here come the Padres Nothing cures a team’s woes this season better than playing three games against the Angels.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Nothing cures a style rut quite like a little color blocking.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Notably, plasma is in great supply in your bloodstream and regenerates quickly in healthy adults.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Brands that effectively integrate technology into their customer experience (in a way that improves that experience) can begin to leverage 21st-century brand-building to keep their strategic flywheel turning.—
Clifford Hudson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Its direct proximity to subway access also improves mobility around the city for many travelers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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