REHABILITATING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

rehabilitating

verb

present participle of rehabilitate

as in redeeming

to make better in behavior or character an organization that rehabilitates criminals so they can reenter society

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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 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 Several countries in Europe have set models for rehabilitating a democracy with fair and judicial retribution against former officials deemed accountable for wrongdoing. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026 After rehabilitating from a major knee injury in 2022, Poulter reclaimed her starting role in 2024. — Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2026 For the past 15 years, Community Bridges has served the neighborhood by rehabilitating houses, purchasing vacant city lots, and converting them into pocket parks and community gardens. — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2026 In its release, the Illinois high court noted Evans’ work establishing the county’s restorative justice courts, which handle some low-level cases outside the traditional courtroom in the hopes of rehabilitating defendants. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Unai Emery’s penchant for rehabilitating flailing, once prodigious talents now extends to Alejandro Garnacho. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026 His impressive presence, however, does not go unnoticed, especially with offensive spirit animal George Kittle rehabilitating on the side. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 At the time, the organization was engaged in rehabilitating its image and getting back into Hollywood’s good graces. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

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The only redeeming aspect of the show happens here, on a ski slope, when their youngest daughter Valentina, who was born with Down syndrome, is treated to a lesson via an adaptive ski school.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The future customer relationship may include wagering on a game, traveling to see it, redeeming points for a hotel and using additional rewards to access tickets or entertainment.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Antosh recommends checking with a doctor before using a high-pressure bidet right after childbirth or with genital ulcers, since powerful streams can irritate healing tissue.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The film looks at Bareilles’ experience of channeling her own pain to create art and the healing journey that accompanied it.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of healing

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Local leaders hail the makeover as a turning point for storm-scarred New Orleans, reclaiming a blighted safety-net icon to drive medical innovation and economic revival across the Gulf South.

— Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The relative chart versus the SPX has improved as well, with NTR rebounding from trendline support and reclaiming its 40-week moving average (MA) in the ratio.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of reclaiming

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The whole system runs on curing the harvest each fall and drawing it down slowly, month after month, until the next crop starts arriving around October.

— Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Material profiles, printer settings, wash cycles, and curing profiles all work together automatically.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

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The catalyst for improving the life conditions of Americans, our hemisphere, and everyone in the world, is to massively expand energy production around the world.

— Willa Rubin, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
From helping people lose weight to controlling their blood sugar to tamping down inflammation and improving heart health, these medications herald a new age of medicine.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of improving

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For organizers who gathered, the demand goes beyond reforming how the technology is used.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
In parallel, the United Kingdom is also seeking to accelerate its own regulatory processes by reforming its framework for rare disease therapies.

— Kimberley Jane Barnes, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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