as in heals
to restore to a healthy condition
rehabbing the torture victim's battered body will be easier than restoring his emotional well-being
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Recent Examples of rehabs
If a player spends an off day at home versus a road city, or rehabs an injury in Florida instead of the club’s home stadium or goes on a minor-league rehab assignment, the tax implications change.
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Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
My organization acquires and rehabs existing buildings on the open market at a cost of $150,000 to $200,000 per unit — about one-third the cost of new, low-income housing tax credit construction.
—Rafael Leon, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
This Milwaukee program takes dilapidated houses, acquired by the city through property tax foreclosure, and rehabs them for new home buyers.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Sweetbriar Nature Center rehabs a swan found bloodied after fighting for food in the extreme cold.
—John Dias, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
While nine-time All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving rehabs an ACL tear, Harrison brought in former one-time All-Star guard D'Angelo Russell to serve as his substitute.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
My organization acquires and rehabs existing buildings on the open market at a cost of $150,000 to $200,000 per unit — about one-third the cost of new, low-income housing tax credit construction.
—Rafael Leon, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
This Milwaukee program takes dilapidated houses, acquired by the city through property tax foreclosure, and rehabs them for new home buyers.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Sweetbriar Nature Center rehabs a swan found bloodied after fighting for food in the extreme cold.
—John Dias, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
While nine-time All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving rehabs an ACL tear, Harrison brought in former one-time All-Star guard D'Angelo Russell to serve as his substitute.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabs
Verb
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The intergenerational duo has kept fans hooked with their surefire wits and complicated relationship that both hurts and heals.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Perversely, this division might prove to be the one that heals.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Berman rehabilitates rabbits that are abandoned, neglected, abused, and in danger of being euthanized.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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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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“Rehabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabs. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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