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
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Boone noted that Volpe could be starting a rehab assignment when the Yankees start the season.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Newell is also currently board president of an ongoing effort to rehab the city’s downtown historic Fox Fullerton Theater building, a classic movie palace that turned 100 years old in May.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Those late-season outings effectively served as the start of a rehab assignment for Perales, who has continued to ramp up ever since.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Boone noted that Volpe could be starting a rehab assignment when the Yankees start the season.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Boston Legacy Football Club, the professional women’s soccer team that has partnered with the city on a public-private plan to rehab White Stadium, has secured $100 million in financing to complete its half of the project.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Newell is also currently board president of an ongoing effort to rehab the city’s downtown historic Fox Fullerton Theater building, a classic movie palace that turned 100 years old in May.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehab
Noun
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At the time, Louisville didn’t have a rehabilitation center, and so the heiress traveled to New York to receive care at The Rusk Institute.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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After 57 days in the hospital that included rehabilitation and the left half of her skull being removed to treat the swelling in her brain, Sophia Forchas was escorted through the streets of the city, a video posted by Mayor Jacob Frey on social media Thursday showed.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The good news is Jackson may be healed enough to return to the field, which would give the Ravens a huge chance at beating the Chicago Bears on Sunday.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Repetitive motions, awkward postures, and constant strain add up, often ending in costly musculoskeletal injuries that take weeks to heal.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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But after three years, that number flips, and 85% will maintain their recovery for the rest of their lives.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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More recently, his recovery was made even harder by the animals.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Putin created the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives four years later, which finances exhibitions, festivals, and art that rehabilitate Moscow’s image both at home and abroad.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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For more than a year, Danny Higginbotham tried to cure his fear of flying.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Love has apparently cured Joanne of her too-muchness.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehab. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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