as in rehabilitation
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
the accident victim had to undergo months of rehab before she could walk again
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as in to heal
to restore to a healthy condition
rehabbing the torture victim's battered body will be easier than restoring his emotional well-being
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Recent Examples of rehab
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Cronenworth homered in his first rehab at-bat on Friday while playing seven innings at second base.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Tim says his son has been to rehab multiple times.
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Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Noun
News also broke on June 30 that Taylor had a temporary stay in a rehab facility.
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Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Cronenworth homered in his first rehab at-bat on Friday while playing seven innings at second base.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
Verb
The health update came a day after Woods was spotted back home in Florida after going to rehab in Switzerland.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Tim says his son has been to rehab multiple times.
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Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehab
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Roberts said Smith has not been able to accelerate his rehabilitation to the point of doing baseball activities.
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Borrowers can find more information about loan rehabilitation here.
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Wellness touches abound, from three types of healing bath salts to positive affirmations on the clothes hangers and musical instruments to strum in lieu of a TV (although the latter is available on request).
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Dumont’s team wondered whether there was a kind of automatic repair mechanism that could heal spans of the fiber when it was subjected to force.
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That in and of itself wasn’t noteworthy — ice after starts is a regular part of any pitcher’s recovery and arm care.
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Pressure is building for standard definitions of stress, resilience and recovery speed, along with more clinical partnerships as regulators pay closer attention.
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In Buzi District alone, 87 classrooms in 24 schools were reconstructed or rehabilitated, benefitting over 11,200 students.
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Unfortunately, not every animal can be safely rehabilitated or placed in a family environment.
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But a dose of doxycycline or amoxicillin can generally cure it.
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But the Shadow has at the very least cured me of my sneakerphobia.
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehab. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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