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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Ragans is progressing toward a return and will likely pitch in a rehab game this weekend.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
A little before that, McElwee inserts an extremely candid interview in which Adrian, who has just gotten out of another rehab program in Colorado, discusses his addiction problems with honesty and intelligence.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Ketler spent four days in the intensive care unit and then another 10 in the step-down unit before he was transported to a rehab facility.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Hurt has had plenty of company at Camelback Ranch during his rehab with other pitchers like Emmet Sheehan and River Ryan (Tommy John), Gavin Stone, Michael Grove and Brusdar Graterol (shoulder surgeries), also spending time there.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
A little before that, McElwee inserts an extremely candid interview in which Adrian, who has just gotten out of another rehab program in Colorado, discusses his addiction problems with honesty and intelligence.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Ketler spent four days in the intensive care unit and then another 10 in the step-down unit before he was transported to a rehab facility.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Hurt has had plenty of company at Camelback Ranch during his rehab with other pitchers like Emmet Sheehan and River Ryan (Tommy John), Gavin Stone, Michael Grove and Brusdar Graterol (shoulder surgeries), also spending time there.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 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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