1
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
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitates
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Gabriel And Lil'Jordan Humphrey totally redeems himself.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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A lot is happening, but the episode redeems itself with the announcement that Monica and Chandler are going to be parents — one of the most heartwarming moments of the entire series.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
26 Nov. 2025
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After a bloody final battle, Clarisse (Dior Goodjohn) finally completes her quest and heals Thalia’s tree with the Golden Fleece.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2026
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In following her to this point, however, this long-game project gives remarkable dimension and particularity to the kind of migrant story often only told in journalistic generalities — showing, year on year, how time heals some wounds, opens others, and creates plenty of its own.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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The star motif threaded through All American F*ckboy—sometimes literally replacing letters—reclaims Americana on his own terms.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Getting plants from in-person plant swaps, neighborhood plant sales, and collectors’ groups on social media reclaims individuality.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 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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Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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When heated, the solvent releases the lithium into a purified stream and regenerates itself for reuse.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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What To Know The researchers published their study on October 22 in journals such as ScienceDirect and Cell Metabolism, which found that skin injury or irritation may kickstart a process in the body that regenerates hair growth.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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This improves access for ions and molecules, which matters for batteries and chemical sensing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Advocate improves employees’ health and retirement The company is also allocating $40 million to enhance program benefits, including offering free virtual care and expanded support for mental health, women’s health and menopause care.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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