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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Community members at the time cried and mourned as their hopes of rehabilitating and reopening the historic structure were reduced to ashes.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Blackwell and his team got to work rehabilitating the declining species native to Mexico.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, the feline is healing incredibly well, and the vet even gave her some adorable pink ears made of wool.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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While political violence decreased, his heavy-handed rule papered over France’s wounds without healing them.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Remove the Soil Don’t wash potatoes after harvesting, as extra moisture slows down the curing process and makes potatoes spoil faster in storage.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
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Preparation includes washing and drying the nuts, and curing them so the nuts are ready to crack and eat.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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That’s a way of fixing those problems!—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Just last month, the NCAA announced it, too, was knee deep in a game-fixing investigation.—
Dana O'Neil,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Rehabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabbing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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