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noun

Definition of mendingnext
as in rehabilitation
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength it was a long slow mending of his injuries from the car crash, but he's fine now

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mending

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adjective

as in recovering

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mending

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verb

present participle of mend
1
as in repairing
to put into good shape or working order again that shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it

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2
as in healing
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness she's mending after a particularly nasty bout of the flu

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as in rehabilitating
to restore to a healthy condition mended the broken plant so that it was soon thriving again

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as in compensating
to make up for (an offense) the proverb "least said, soonest mended" should be heeded by anyone tempted to angrily blurt out things they really don't mean

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as in improving
to change one's behavior or character for the better everyone's written her off as a liar and a thief, but I say it's never too late to mend

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as in curing
to bring about recovery from the old adage that only time can mend a broken heart

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mending
  1. rehabilitation
  2. recovering
  3. healing
  4. rehabilitating
  5. improving
  6. recovery
  7. better
  8. fixing
Noun
  • The good news is that borrowers in default on their federal student loans have options — such as Direct loan consolidation and federal student loan rehabilitation — that can cure their defaults and restore their loans back to good standing again.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • But it is still geared toward rehabilitation rather than punishment, legal experts told the Herald.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of rehabilitation
Adjective
  • Plus, its 3-hour battery life means less charging, and more recovering.
    Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 31 Jan. 2023
  • She was taken to a hospital with punctures and lacerations and is stable and recovering.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
Definition of recovering
Verb
  • An Interview with Diane Wilson Sarah Neilson Talking to the author of The Seed Keeper about the tragedies of modern agriculture, and restoring Indigenous foods to communities as one way of healing historical trauma.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Relieve the holiday stress with a sound healing class at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 9-10am.
    Megan Stringer, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of healing
Verb
  • In Osceola County, the first phase of rehabilitating 50 multifamily rental units in the Kissimmee Oaks complex will receive $1 million, according to a news release from FHL Banks.
    Staff Report, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The voter material for the 2018 ballot proposal, Regional Measure 3, listed the projects but didn’t mention that the money would go toward maintaining or rehabilitating the bridges.
    Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of rehabilitating
Verb
  • There was no recovering from the damage that piled up — week after week — when the Bears were seconds, just one play away from improving to 5-2 in the thick of the NFC race.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This feedback is invaluable for improving the system.
    Dave Knox, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of improving
Noun
  • For those communities, recovery has been measured in years, not months.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And with Los Angeles being the top moviegoing market, studios and theater owners are hoping the distraction provided by a trip to the movies — which still costs far less than other forms of entertainment — continues as the city begins a long and arduous recovery.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of recovery
Adjective
  • And that same place gives the Eagles, 49ers and Cowboys better odds of winning the Super Bowl than the Lions at plus-2,000.
    Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2023
  • Implementing better protocol for detection and providing translation services to parents in these areas is essential so they can get diagnosed and referred, said Beckerman.
    Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
Definition of better
Verb
  • There’s some anomaly at play here that needs fixing.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Watson had battled soft-tissue injuries in his first two seasons before seeing a specialist after the 2023 season and fixing his hamstrings.
    Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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