as in rehabilitating
to make better in behavior or character
believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders
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Iasiello, a licensed real estate broker, exhaustively and cheerfully documents his work buying, rehabilitating and flipping these homes, providing daily video diaries of the work and line item breakdowns of the entire cost — and profit — associated with some of his projects.—
Karen Wang,
Miami Herald,
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Meanwhile, those on the front lines of rescuing and rehabilitating animals at care centers are concerned that the current furloughs and the possibility of job cuts could result in less support for struggling ocean creatures.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Here's what to know about redeeming the credit.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Although chocolate can sometimes be associated with unhealthy habits, like eating too much sugar, dark chocolate has many redeeming qualities.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Habilitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habilitating. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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