rehabbing

verb

present participle of rehab
as in rehabilitating
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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  1. rehabilitating
  2. healing
  3. curing
  4. fixing
Verb
  • Thirty minutes before the interview, general manager Joe Cronin informed Nori that Lillard, the star who will be returning to the team after missing last season rehabilitating his torn left Achilles, would be sitting in on the interview.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The public is warming up to nuclear, too – after decades of staunch opposition, a 2024 survey commissioned by the Energy Department found that more than 70% of Filipinos trust nuclear power as a reliable source of electricity, and many support rehabilitating the BNPP.
    — Lorela U. Sandoval, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026
Definition of rehabilitating
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  • In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift.
    — Noah LaBelle, NPR, 2 July 2026
  • By contrast, bridge-building leadership works by healing divides.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of healing
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  • Most at-home gel systems bundle an LED curing lamp, base coat, top coat, gel polish color and basic prep tools like a file and buffer.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
  • The two facilities include a roughly 75,000-square-foot building for casting, curing and final assembly, and a nearly 70,000-square-foot case preparation facility.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
Definition of curing
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  • Wednesday, Stevenson said, and construction crews have begun fixing the line.
    — Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
  • Big batteries, which store energy when the sun isn’t shining and wind isn’t blowing, are fixing renewables’ intermittency issues.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of fixing
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“Rehabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabbing. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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