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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In 2018, Weiss entered rehab after a series of arrests, but was arrested again two years later for residential burglary while reportedly high on meth.
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 2 May 2025
Blackburn, who began the season on the injured list, allowed one run over two innings with a strikeout with High-A Brooklyn on April 19 in his first rehab start.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Left-hander Kyle Hart had been scheduled to face Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw in a rehab start on Tuesday.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
That healing process – along with several hours of rehab every day -- took a full year, and Quadre, who is right-handed, couldn’t play real tennis during that time.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 2 May 2025
Blackburn, who began the season on the injured list, allowed one run over two innings with a strikeout with High-A Brooklyn on April 19 in his first rehab start.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Left-hander Kyle Hart had been scheduled to face Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw in a rehab start on Tuesday.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
That healing process – along with several hours of rehab every day -- took a full year, and Quadre, who is right-handed, couldn’t play real tennis during that time.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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 9 May. 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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