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
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Norris, the former Balboa High star who was a 20-game winner with the A’s in 1980, had been in rehab multiple times and jailed briefly in the Dominican Republic before landing with the Bees.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Whether interventions take the form of shelter beds, halfway houses, rehab facilities, or monitored, legal campsites, is the business of those local municipalities.
—Chelsea Cantilli, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
The Emmy-winning actress’ latest arrest comes with several brushes with the law and a years-long struggle with alcoholism, including a drunk driving arrest in 2002 that resulted in her being dropped from CSI: Miami the next year and entering rehab.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Giolito takes mound Right-hander Lucas Giolito (left hamstring strain) made his first rehab start with the Worcester Red Sox on Wednesday night, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings while allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Norris, the former Balboa High star who was a 20-game winner with the A’s in 1980, had been in rehab multiple times and jailed briefly in the Dominican Republic before landing with the Bees.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Whether interventions take the form of shelter beds, halfway houses, rehab facilities, or monitored, legal campsites, is the business of those local municipalities.
—Chelsea Cantilli, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
The Emmy-winning actress’ latest arrest comes with several brushes with the law and a years-long struggle with alcoholism, including a drunk driving arrest in 2002 that resulted in her being dropped from CSI: Miami the next year and entering rehab.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehab
Noun
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Marine animal experts can help sea lions by bringing them to rehabilitation facilities, where they are treated by veterinarians who flush the domoic acid from their systems.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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This not-for-profit rehabilitation and education facility, located on 10 acres in Apopka, uses falconry techniques to evaluate a bird’s chances for survival in the wild after recovering from an injury and to teach young birds to hunt.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The superdog drags our hero to his Fortress of Solitude, where his robot caretakers get to work healing him with the power of Earth's yellow sun.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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He is met by Automatons, who place him in a healing chamber.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Sri Lanka worried that its economic recovery would be derailed as its clothing industry faced new tariffs from its most important export market.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, Mariners executive vice president/general manager Justin Hollander appeared optimistic about Robles' recovery and downplayed surgery concerns.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Grant Williams wasn’t going anywhere yet and was among the last to finally emerge from his latest training session rehabilitating his torn right ACL.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2025
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But Daniels, 27, is still rehabilitating an Achilles injury from Week 5 of last season.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And of course, let your nails properly cure under the UV light—try not to move around too much or knock things over.—
Martine Thompson,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Like doctors stopping a patient’s heart to cure atrial fibrillations, a brief, brutal trade war could have Americans paying less and owning more.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehab. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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