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as in redeems
to make better in behavior or character
an organization that rehabilitates criminals so they can reenter society
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as in heals
to restore to a healthy condition
underwent physical therapy to help rehabilitate her broken elbow
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Recent Examples of rehabilitates
Berman rehabilitates rabbits that are abandoned, neglected, abused, and in danger of being euthanized.
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Sharon Chin, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The charitable series, formerly starring LeAnne Rimes and Luke Grimes, ensures 15-percent of ticket proceeds go to the Saving Grace Equine Healing Foundation that rescues and rehabilitates horses.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2026
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
While Madea rehabilitates her co-prisoners, her family on the outside struggles with the usual family issues.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
And foxes are the most expensive animals the facility rehabilitates.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
However, his most significant impact came in his community outreach work with OMNI New York, which acquires, builds, and rehabilitates affordable housing in the New York metropolitan area.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The sanctuary spans over 1,200 acres and rehabilitates captive exotic and endangered animals.
—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
Sharon Chin, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The charitable series, formerly starring LeAnne Rimes and Luke Grimes, ensures 15-percent of ticket proceeds go to the Saving Grace Equine Healing Foundation that rescues and rehabilitates horses.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2026
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
While Madea rehabilitates her co-prisoners, her family on the outside struggles with the usual family issues.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
And foxes are the most expensive animals the facility rehabilitates.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
However, his most significant impact came in his community outreach work with OMNI New York, which acquires, builds, and rehabilitates affordable housing in the New York metropolitan area.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The sanctuary spans over 1,200 acres and rehabilitates captive exotic and endangered animals.
—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitates
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When a child redeems their certificate with Pizza Hut, they are celebrated.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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By the end of the season-five premiere, however, A-Train redeems himself.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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As the regular market heals, FAIR Plan pricing must become actuarially sound as already required by law to lead customers towards better and cheaper coverage in the regular market.—
Patrick Wolff,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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Quero’s struggles might force Venable to make a tough decision and give Romo more time behind the plate while Kyle Teel heals.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Garbage collection is a memory-management process in which the program automatically identifies and reclaims memory from objects that a program has stopped using.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Vizio 65-inch Smart TV Deal The 65-inch Vizio Quantum 4K smart TV reclaims time wasted on buffering with Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, ensuring faster streaming and gaming, even in a congested smart home.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nothing cures a style rut quite like a little color blocking.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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The movie, a result of Cook’s wild imagination and British legends, is a horror fantasy drama set in 1893 about Betty Lutey (Beatie Edney), while barred from studying medicine, cures someone with Tuberculosis with a mermaid’a cursed pearl comb.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Notably, plasma is in great supply in your bloodstream and regenerates quickly in healthy adults.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Someone may offer an idea that improves your own, so stay open to where the exchange leads.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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As hardware improves, quantum magnetometers could become standard components in future satellite constellations, delivering high-resolution magnetic data with compact payloads that are much cheaper to lift into orbit.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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