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Recent Examples of rehabilitate 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 Although that’s going to be contentious because Hamas is going to try to get involved in that process in order to rehabilitate its image. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 His family, as well as his legal team, are adamant that Combs has been rehabilitated and should be released. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025 Blackwell and his team got to work rehabilitating the declining species native to Mexico. John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rehabilitate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitate
Verb
  • Before the judges revealed their scores, Leavitt told cohost Julianne Hough that her sole goal in week 6 was to redeem her week 5 stumble during a soulful contemporary routine dedicated to her husband.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Arizona Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $100 and may redeem winnings up to $599.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Following a victory over Pat McAfee at Backlash, Gunther refocused his efforts on reclaiming the World Heavyweight Championship.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Since its release, the musician is yet to reclaim the same level of attention in the United States.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For more than a year, Danny Higginbotham tried to cure his fear of flying.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Love has apparently cured Joanne of her too-muchness.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The turf quickly regenerates leaf tissue and continues developing a strong root system.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists have observed axolotls regenerating up to five times on the same limb without losing fidelity.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These defendants, which include former professional athletes, used high-tech cheating technology to steal millions of dollars from victims in underground poker games that were secretly fixed.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a way of fixing those problems!
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These mini-workouts break up long periods of sitting and may improve heart and muscle health, especially for inactive adults.
    Simon Spichak, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That money is being taken away from habitat management, stocking and improving fisheries for anglers.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Rehabilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabilitate. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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