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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Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Brown went to rehab to address his substance abuse and anger in 2013.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Keaton is Andy Goodrich, whose life is upended when his wife (Laura Benanti) and mother of their nine-year-old twins enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
The singer was open about his struggles with substance abuse, detailing a 100-day stay in rehab in a July 2023 YouTube video.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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The Sunshine Place, the ratings-topping and award-winning documentary podcast that counts Robert Downey Jr. as one of its executive producers, will devote its second season to a topic with which the Oscar-winning actor feels a personal connection: a controversial ‘tough-love’ teen rehab program.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Brown went to rehab to address his substance abuse and anger in 2013.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Keaton is Andy Goodrich, whose life is upended when his wife (Laura Benanti) and mother of their nine-year-old twins enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
The singer was open about his struggles with substance abuse, detailing a 100-day stay in rehab in a July 2023 YouTube video.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehab. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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