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
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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
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The contractor working on the rehab offered a good deal to add in work on the old stretch of tracks along Paulina, near the United Center, which needed to be rebuilt, Sriver said.
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Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Pilates soon became popular with dancers as a way to improve technique and rehab injuries.
—Danielle Zickl, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
Unlike pavement rehab projects of years past, this year the city is also launching a rain garden pilot program.
—Helena Gunderson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Worn lawn mower blades might also be simpler to replace than rehab.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Pilates soon became popular with dancers as a way to improve technique and rehab injuries.
—Danielle Zickl, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
Unlike pavement rehab projects of years past, this year the city is also launching a rain garden pilot program.
—Helena Gunderson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Worn lawn mower blades might also be simpler to replace than rehab.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
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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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