1
as in rehabilitates
to make better in behavior or character
volunteers at a sanctuary that tries to reform dogs with behavior problems
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2
as in amends
to change one's behavior or character for the better
a man who's been trying to reform ever since he got fired for missing too many days of work
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3
as in corrects
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from
he had better reform his ways if he wants any of us to trust him
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Verb
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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
Noun
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This includes new visas, renewals and amendments.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Shall the charter amendments be adopted?—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Oct. 2025
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Anyone who redeems this DraftKings promo will have a head-start going into Week 1 of the college football season.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Survivors may look thin and suffer from lameness until their condition improves.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Regenerative viticulture is resonating as the agricultural model most suited for the current climate, a model that actively improves soil health and ecosystem resilience.—
Miguel A. Torres,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since 2013, Romana has specialized in advanced restorative and cosmetic dentistry that corrects or restores or enhances smiles.—
Shawn Price,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Which is why receiving feedback, especially the kind that calls us out or corrects us, can be so difficult.—
Susanne Biro,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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See latest data on cases, variants and more The recommendations come after upheaval at the CDC, including the ouster of its former Director Susan Monarez, who had resisted changes to vaccine policy advanced by Kennedy.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Those changes helped turn the momentum back in Chelsea’s favour.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tye and his collaborators proposed a hypothetical low-mass particle that acted like a cosmological constant early in the universe’s history but behaves differently today.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Astronomers have observed a planet that in some ways behaves more like a star — including a massive growth spurt unlike anything witnessed before in a free-floating planet.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Stay prepared for those just-in-case scenarios by stocking everything from itch creams and allergy meds to cold and headache remedies.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Reforms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reforms. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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