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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His fingerprints are all over the roster, which got a little healthier Saturday night with Grant Williams making his season debut in their 150-95 win over Utah at Delta Center, finally returning after missing more than a full calendar year rehabilitating a torn right ACL.—
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
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In fact, when the opera company purchased the property and began rehabilitating it in the 1980s, the goal wasn’t to reinvent it, but to restore it and pay homage to its spirit.—
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The post came as Princess Kate shared a personal video on Instagram about healing through nature on her special day.—
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Coming together with others was healing for Angela, after seeing the video of an ICE officer fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis.—
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Minor differences in temperature won't have a drastic effect on the results of your interior painting project, but significantly high or low temperatures can impact the quality of the finish or may even prevent the paint from curing correctly.—
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These varieties should be stored as-is without the curing process.—
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The governor committed to fixing this system.—
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In Altadena, employees with the small local water utilities raced across town protecting and fixing the water systems firefighters relied on.—
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“Rehabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabbing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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