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
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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Most of the effects seem to be short-lived — only a handful of health issues have so far been found to linger — and the astronauts can look forward to a lot of rehab exercises on Earth to get their bones and muscles back into shape.
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Jen Christensen, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
In the feature, when sister Berta is thrown out of her rehab center, sister Alicia, who has forged a comfortable life in Galician capital Santiago de Compostela, feels obliged to return to Pobra do Caramiñal, where she was born.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
The then-Rays pitcher was going through his rehab routine during a game in Tampa when Murphy caught his eye.
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The practice was linked to numerous instances of fraud in which rehab centers get reimbursed for performing costly and unnecessary tests on patients who have health insurance.
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Jen Christensen, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
In the feature, when sister Berta is thrown out of her rehab center, sister Alicia, who has forged a comfortable life in Galician capital Santiago de Compostela, feels obliged to return to Pobra do Caramiñal, where she was born.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
The then-Rays pitcher was going through his rehab routine during a game in Tampa when Murphy caught his eye.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The practice was linked to numerous instances of fraud in which rehab centers get reimbursed for performing costly and unnecessary tests on patients who have health insurance.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rehab
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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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