as in rehabilitation
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
the accident victim had to undergo months of rehab before she could walk again
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as in to heal
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 rehab
Tim Britton, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Through Ben Hemo’s hospital stay, surgeries and rehab, Rivery kept operating, servicing customers with the reassurance of other company executives.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
How to field a full offense with wide receivers Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp and two starting offensive linemen staring down long rehabs.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 23 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: The Kennedy Expressway opened in 1960, but its last rehab project was in 1994.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Bieber can finish his rehab and then try to rebuild his value in the pitcher-friendly environment of the only organization he’s known, with the option to stay with the Guardians for 2026 or re-enter the free-agent market — healthy and still just 30 years old — if his comeback goes especially well.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Through Ben Hemo’s hospital stay, surgeries and rehab, Rivery kept operating, servicing customers with the reassurance of other company executives.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
How to field a full offense with wide receivers Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp and two starting offensive linemen staring down long rehabs.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 23 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: The Kennedy Expressway opened in 1960, but its last rehab project was in 1994.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehab
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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
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But it is still geared toward rehabilitation rather than punishment, legal experts told the Herald.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The game stars a young Black woman called Hazel — a track runner capable of wielding strange, lacy magic which either heals the world around her or fends off enemies.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Danny Pintauro is healing after a scooter accident during the holidays left him hospitalized with a large scar on his abdomen.Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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This procedure is typically painless, and recovery is minimal.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Jan. 2025
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Owing to Kudus’ wastefulness more than inspired recovery defending from City, Guardiola’s side escaped without conceding in the first half.Elias Burke, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Part of its role was to rehabilitate drug addicts using a naval regimen—a noble yet undignified service for a generation-defining yacht.Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
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After the death in 1971 of Lin Biao, one of Mao’s key lieutenants, Hu was allowed to return to Beijing but was not fully rehabilitated into the ranks of the party elite.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
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Out of other options, Rowan turns to her ex-boyfriend — geneticist Sam Larkin, who’s on the cusp of literally curing blindness(?!) — for an off-the-books testing of Lasher’s genetics.Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 Jan. 2025
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Mabuchi ages and cures the fish depending on type and cut, giving diners a more traditional sushi experience.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehab. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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