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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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Mahomes has already embarked on the rehab process in Texas, and plans to return to Kansas City on Friday.
—Sam McDowell 18, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
He was suspended by ESPN 1000 and went to rehab, and returned to the air for two years before being let go in 2013, according to The New York Times' The Athletic.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
LaFleur declined to specify whether Parsons’ injury involved a clean ACL tear or more complications that might prolong rehab.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 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 24 Dec. 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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