REHABBING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

rehabbing

verb

present participle of rehab

as in rehabilitating

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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Thirty minutes before the interview, general manager Joe Cronin informed Nori that Lillard, the star who will be returning to the team after missing last season rehabilitating his torn left Achilles, would be sitting in on the interview.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 26 June 2026
The public is warming up to nuclear, too – after decades of staunch opposition, a 2024 survey commissioned by the Energy Department found that more than 70% of Filipinos trust nuclear power as a reliable source of electricity, and many support rehabilitating the BNPP.

— Lorela U. Sandoval, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026

Definition of rehabilitating

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Andrade, who is currently studying sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, believes that the experience of playing soccer was fundamental in healing the trauma of the immigration arrest.

— Albinson Linares, NBC news, 18 July 2026
The Forest Service turned to the tribe for help healing the land.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of healing

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They are preserved through curing, smoking or adding chemicals like nitrates and nitrites.

— Lauren Manaker MS, Health, 14 July 2026
By curing an entire structure in a single exposure, the new method removes those layer boundaries and produces a more uniform part.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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During a speech to soldiers in 2025, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, an Iraq War veteran and former cavalry officer, acknowledged that fixing basic rank-and-file issues, including access to quality food, is an urgent issue for the service.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Documents that once reflected reality slowly stop doing so, and fixing them later almost always requires more time, more complexity and more expense than updating them along the way.

— Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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