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
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
But things won’t be easy, since Rob-Will (Jai Courtney) has escaped from rehab and will immediately cause trouble.
—William Earl, Variety, 12 June 2026
Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Beaulah orders Joaquin to clean up the mess, which involves dragging his brother to rehab and possibly intimidating Wes’s highly suspicious widow, Whitney (Olivia Rose Keegan), into leaving town.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 May 2026
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Noun
Edman nearing return Dodgers utility player Tommy Edman (right ankle surgery) is nearing the end of his minor-league rehab assignment.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
But things won’t be easy, since Rob-Will (Jai Courtney) has escaped from rehab and will immediately cause trouble.
—William Earl, Variety, 12 June 2026
Verb
As locals will recall, Parker and Stone bought Casa Bonita out of bankruptcy in 2021 and worked for nearly two years to rehab and reopen the venue, complete with the cliff divers, magic show and other attractions people loved about it.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Beaulah orders Joaquin to clean up the mess, which involves dragging his brother to rehab and possibly intimidating Wes’s highly suspicious widow, Whitney (Olivia Rose Keegan), into leaving town.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehab
Noun
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The accused are young men who would have a better shot at rehabilitation in the juvenile-justice system, Gottlieb said.—
Sofia Saric
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Services including long-term acute care and inpatient rehabilitation — often used by patients recovering from serious illness, including stroke, heart problems and severe fractures — can be expensive.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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While Barneys became an industry icon, a combination of over-expansion, high rents, ownership changes, two bankruptcies, and a failure by latter-day management to heal the wounds, led to its total shutdown in 2020.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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Canadian filmmaker Michael Zelniker, who will receive the Taormina Film Festival‘s Special Sustainability Award on Thursday evening, is on a mission to try and heal the damages humanity is inflicting on planet Earth.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Citing a Civil Defense Authority source, the Yemeni news agency Saba reported that the recovery effort was complicated by the crater’s rugged terrain, significant depth, and intense heat.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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In exchange, Washington has lifted personal sanctions against the interim president and backed measured aimed at Venezuela’s economic recovery, signaling a notable departure for previous policy.—
Alfredo Meza,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Molly was taken to The Turtle Hospital, a facility located in the Florida Keys dedicated to rehabilitating injured sea turtles and returning them to their natural habitat.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
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But that changed with the city’s passage of two sales tax measures to help rehabilitate its 65 miles of streets.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
26 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Let the segment dry out for two to four days until the cut end has cured.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Dec. 2025
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While visiting India from America, her family tries to cure her inner turmoil – a thing thought of as an ancestral curse– through a combination of cultural restrictions and rituals.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehab. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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