often attributive
1
: the action or process of rehabilitating : rehabilitation
especially
: a program for rehabilitating especially drug or alcohol abusers
2
: a rehabilitated building or dwelling
rehab
verb
Synonyms
Examples of rehab in a Sentence
The rehab for his leg injury is going well.
the accident victim had to undergo months of rehab before she could walk again
Recent Examples on the Web
Martinez said righty Josiah Gray (flexor strain) will make one or two more rehab starts with Class AAA Rochester.
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Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Imaging was ordered Monday when the Mets returned from Chicago, and while there was no structural damage, the rehab process is somewhat lengthy.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
Habitat Chesapeake rehabs old houses or builds new ones where vacants have been demolished.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
November 2023: Further investigation led to a story on how UnitedHealth pushed employees to follow the algorithm to cut off Medicare patients’ rehab care.
—Casey Ross and Bob Herman, STAT, 25 June 2024
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Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Imaging was ordered Monday when the Mets returned from Chicago, and while there was no structural damage, the rehab process is somewhat lengthy.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
Habitat Chesapeake rehabs old houses or builds new ones where vacants have been demolished.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
November 2023: Further investigation led to a story on how UnitedHealth pushed employees to follow the algorithm to cut off Medicare patients’ rehab care.
—Casey Ross and Bob Herman, STAT, 25 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for rehab
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehab. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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rehab
noun
re·hab
ˈrē-ˌhab 
often attributive
: rehabilitation
especially
: a program for rehabilitating especially drug or alcohol abusers
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