1
as in to redeem
to make better in behavior or character
an organization that rehabilitates criminals so they can reenter society
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2
as in to heal
to restore to a healthy condition
underwent physical therapy to help rehabilitate her broken elbow
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as in recovery
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
his rehabilitation from the flu was brief, and he was up and working again within a few days
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Recent Examples of rehabilitate
Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Delaware officials are pleading for caretakers to rehabilitate thousands of baby birds that were abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck this month.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 21 May 2025
Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The rescuers put the cubs in a dog kennel, and DNR conservation officer Sarah Jahn of the Thief River Falls East station took them to Wild and Free, a wildlife rehabilitation center in Garrison, Minn., that specializes in rehabilitating animals for eventual release back to the wild.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
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Verb
The bear is the fourth in the last five years to be rehabilitated in California.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Delaware officials are pleading for caretakers to rehabilitate thousands of baby birds that were abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck this month.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 21 May 2025
Noun
Adaptive sports athletes need rehabilitation strategies tailored to their disability and unique injuries.
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The rescuers put the cubs in a dog kennel, and DNR conservation officer Sarah Jahn of the Thief River Falls East station took them to Wild and Free, a wildlife rehabilitation center in Garrison, Minn., that specializes in rehabilitating animals for eventual release back to the wild.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitate
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Last Verified On June 22, 2025 Information Confirmed By Newsweek All of these offers are easy to redeem with the Fanatics Sportsbook promo offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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Scooter's Coffee offers BOGO deal on Father's Day Scooter's Coffee customers can redeem a buy one, get one drink offer on Sunday, June 15 in the Scooter's Coffee mobile app.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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Regardless of who emerged from Tuesday’s runoff, the seating of a new councilmember promised to help heal the distrust and wounds opened up by scandals that had shrouded the District 3 office.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Our programmatic work is designed to heal whole communities.—
Asha Bandele,
Essence,
25 June 2025
Noun
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My 80-minute recovery massage worked out the kinks and left me feeling blissful.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Tiger Woods has shown several signs of a successful recovery from his ruptured Achilles tendon.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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As Aura begins dictating her every word and action, Poppy battles to reclaim her autonomy.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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But when a hidden connection between the women comes to light, Charlotte must confront the past to reclaim her future.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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These cement mixes still need to prove themselves under real-world conditions, such as curing, durability, supply chain fit, and compliance with global standards like EN 197-1.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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This might take the pressure off enough to cure any fear paralysis.—
Kate McKean
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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The veteran, who has been recovering from left knee inflammation, is slated to make his third rehab start Tuesday and work his way up to approximately 70 pitches.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Three weeks later, with his rehab program hinging on continued fact-finding, strengthening his shoulder and trying to get his long, thoracic nerve to fire at an appropriate level again, the Padres starting pitcher’s faith remains unshaken.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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La Mer’s Revitalizing Healing Facial harnesses the skin renewing and youth regenerating properties of pure Miracle Broth.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Responses come with one-click buttons below them for copying a response to your clipboard or regenerating it, but there isn’t a similar option for sharing a response like there is with ChatGPT and Gemini.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The company also launched a new secure network architecture called Cisco Live Protect, which is meant to shield your network from an exploit within minutes to give your IT security team time to fix the underlying issue.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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All three women have worked with military advocates who lean on the private housing companies that own these homes to come and fix the problems.—
Steve Osunsami,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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“Rehabilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabilitate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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