rehabilitating

verb

present participle of rehabilitate
1
as in redeeming
to make better in behavior or character an organization that rehabilitates criminals so they can reenter society

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2
as in healing
to restore to a healthy condition underwent physical therapy to help rehabilitate her broken elbow

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Recent Examples of rehabilitating In its release, the Illinois high court noted Evans’ work establishing the county’s restorative justice courts, which handle some low-level cases outside the traditional courtroom in the hopes of rehabilitating defendants. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Unai Emery’s penchant for rehabilitating flailing, once prodigious talents now extends to Alejandro Garnacho. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026 His impressive presence, however, does not go unnoticed, especially with offensive spirit animal George Kittle rehabilitating on the side. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 At the time, the organization was engaged in rehabilitating its image and getting back into Hollywood’s good graces. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Trevor Cardinal spends his professional life trying to discover new ways of rehabilitating systems. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 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 In addition to environmental education and advocacy, the center’s mission includes propagating rare and endangered native plants and rehabilitating birds of prey, reptiles and amphibians. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 June 2026 Barry Manilow is recovering from lung cancer and rehabilitating his singing voice in hopes of returning to the stage to promote his first album of new songs in nearly 15 years, What a Time. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitating
  1. redeeming
  2. healing
  3. reclaiming
  4. curing
  5. improving
  6. fixing
  7. regenerating
  8. reforming
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  • Investors didn’t pull their money immediately, but after about 18 months of still dealing with that problem, plus the Herbalife short, people started redeeming capital.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Upon her arrest, Lockhart reportedly admitted to stealing the winning ticket and redeeming it at the Florida Lottery’s Miami District Office, the release said.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of redeeming
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  • Stop the bleeding before healing anything, and never attempt the healing as a standalone project.
    — Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Moon, tied to intuition, moves through your 12th House of Solitude and conjoins healing Chiron there, opening gentle space to notice what your heart whispers.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of healing
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  • Around 70,000 people used the city’s designated Seine swimming areas in July, according to Paris City Hall, compared with nearly 100,000 during the entire summer last year, suggesting growing public interest in reclaiming the river for recreation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout her practice, Carlota Guerrero has persistently challenged the visual conventions through which women's bodies have been represented, reclaiming sensuality, vulnerability, and intimacy through an unmistakably female gaze.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Participants can move from SoulCycle rides and hot yoga sessions to strength training, red light therapy, peptide consultations, and recovery experiences—all while supporting scientific research for curing cancer through The Beljanski Foundation.
    — Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • His passions lie in using AI to solve scientific puzzles, like curing diseases and discovering new materials, and in ensuring that AI doesn’t accidentally cause catastrophic harm to humanity.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of curing
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  • However, student well-being initially declined before improving in later years, while average test scores, attendance, classroom attention and reported online bullying changed little.
    — Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Despite rising costs, borrowers are showing more discipline by paying down debt and improving credit scores.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of improving
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  • Those not worth fixing are harvested for parts and then recycled.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Reading the whole bill feels like scrolling social media and jotting down every commenter’s ideas on what needs fixing.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixing
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  • Cutting back the brown portions of the plant—the old wood—will stop those sections from regenerating.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026
  • With Deadpool regenerating for a fourth blockbuster outing, Ryan Reynolds is already getting back into character as the wisecracking mercenary.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 July 2026
Definition of regenerating
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  • The agency’s leaders are also reforming practices in its two shelters, following an outside review released last month.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Kim Farrington, an accountant who has touted her work reforming federal spending to save taxpayer dollars, highlights tackling the national debt and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse as her top priority.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of reforming

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