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
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Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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As the regular market heals, FAIR Plan pricing must become actuarially sound as already required by law to lead customers towards better and cheaper coverage in the regular market.—
Patrick Wolff,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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Chester Leonard rehabilitates wounded bald eagles and other large raptors at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke.—
DANA HEDGPETH THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2026
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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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Aids digestion and assimulation, cures dyspepsia, cures neuralgia and sick headache, invigorates the brain and nervous system.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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Here come the Padres Nothing cures a team’s woes this season better than playing three games against the Angels.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Rehabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabs. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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