rehabilitating

verb

present participle of rehabilitate
1
as in redeeming
to make better in behavior or character an organization that rehabilitates criminals so they can reenter society

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2
as in healing
to restore to a healthy condition underwent physical therapy to help rehabilitate her broken elbow

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Recent Examples of rehabilitating City staff are proposing a second bond of the same size to pay for building, preserving and rehabilitating more apartments, single-family homes and shelters. — Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026 If approved, the money would go towards building, rehabilitating and purchasing more affordable homes. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Now, the emerging understanding that transposons are intimately interwoven within the regulatory workings of the host genome is rehabilitating their reputation as critical sources of evolutionary innovation. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 Gross-Matos is currently rehabilitating from that knee injury and isn’t ready to play. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Veterans groups and advocates who shaped the 2016 draft plan contend the housing was tacked on to allow the VA to avoid the cost of rehabilitating the building. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The crash ultimately brought Dowdell to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, which specializes in treating and rehabilitating people with spinal cord and brain injuries. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 The rescuers contacted The Arrow Fund, a Louisville nonprofitdedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming animal victims of abuse. — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2026 Instead, both men have focused on rehabilitating AI’s image into something that exists in harmony with humanity. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitating
  1. redeeming
  2. healing
  3. reclaiming
  4. curing
  5. improving
  6. fixing
  7. regenerating
  8. reforming
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  • Despite these issues, salty whey still has one redeeming quality.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
  • One thing regulators are not going to do is kill the idea of exchanging securities for shares, because all the big ETFs rely on redeeming and creating units that aren’t taxable as part of their daily operations.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of redeeming
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  • The record was just a year of me healing myself through making music.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The spa Clayoquot’s Healing Grounds Spa fully embraces the healing powers of nature, capitalizing on its secluded setting along the banks of the Bedwell River.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of healing
Verb
  • Put differently, nature is reclaiming Shift, which has long been a ruin in the making.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • By harnessing these tools, many clinicians report saving an hour per day on documentation, reducing after-hours work and reclaiming their personal time.
    — Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of reclaiming
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  • During curing, low-molecular-weight polymers crosslink into a higher-molecular-weight polymer network.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The gala will raise critical funds to support research aimed at curing, preventing and treating T1D, a lifelong autoimmune disease that requires careful monitoring and insulin injections or infusions.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of curing
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  • Instead, Nvidia focuses on improving work-life balance and has maintained a hybrid work programme, without strict return-to-office mandates.
    — Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As new supply peaks, cash flow growth is improving and valuations are attractive relative to equities, according to Laughlin.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of improving
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  • Regular upkeep to prevent slips, trips and falls is a must, and failing legal obligations of inspecting properties, fixing hazards promptly or posting warning signs can lead to dire consequences.
    — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That’s the practice the trend is codifying — and the shoppers who adopt it early will spend less fixing mismatches later.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of fixing
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  • Edit one slide or section without regenerating the entire output.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In this strategy of attrition, Iran just needs to keep imposing costs and regenerating what is lost.
    — NADIA SCHADLOW, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of regenerating
Verb
  • The population consisted of workers transforming the strip of land to be habitable, even desirable, reforming the cluster into a model of hospitality.
    — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The decade-plus of legal oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department, criminal justice experts have said, offers insight into the difficulties of reforming law enforcement agencies charged with endemic racial bias.
    — Yana Kunichoff, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of reforming

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“Rehabilitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabilitating. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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