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noun

ˈrē-ˌhab How to pronounce rehab (audio)
Definition of rehabnext
as in rehabilitation
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength the accident victim had to undergo months of rehab before she could walk again

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verb

as in to heal
to restore to a healthy condition rehabbing the torture victim's battered body will be easier than restoring his emotional well-being

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Recent Examples of rehab
Noun
On Sunday, September 20, Presley was found dead at a rehab facility in Santa Monica, Calif. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026 And earlier this month, McArthur was healthy enough to go on his first rehab assignment in a two-year span. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
Yesavage experienced the longest baseball season of his life, Berríos pitched through pain in the regular season and Bieber came off Tommy John rehab right into a pennant race and October push. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 From there, Blair conceived Mark Southard and Davis Hench, two wildly different, aging slackers who are tasked with driving teenage scion Sheridan Kimberly to rehab on behalf of his disengaged billionaire parents. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rehab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehab
  1. rehabilitation
  2. heal
  3. recovery
  4. rehabilitate
  5. cure
Noun
  • Bridge lifts usually happen on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the Transportation Department said, though there are a couple of deviations from that schedule this year to accommodate ongoing rehabilitation work on the 110-year-old Lake Street Bridge.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Pose estimation has been studied for health and rehabilitation applications, including measuring a person’s gait, monitoring rehabilitation exercises and assessing movement patterns associated with the risk of falling.
    — Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of rehabilitation
Verb
  • Especially with postpartum cases, sometimes women feel better as their bodies heal and their hormone levels return to normal.
    — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 28 Sep. 2026
  • See God’s face in the love that heals a world’s hurt and hate.
    — Kit Cornell Kurtz, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of heal
Noun
  • The autonomous vehicle launches from a carrier aircraft and conducts high-speed atmospheric tests before returning for recovery.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Unless there’s a settlement, resolution of this lawsuit—and potential recovery for the creditors—is a long way off, with a trial set for early 2028.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of recovery
Verb
  • Scientists are beginning to treat gravity almost like a drug, varying its strength, duration, and frequency on the human body to learn what dose might keep astronauts healthy and whether the same stimulus could help rehabilitate patients on Earth.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike the adult system, the juvenile justice system is set up to rehabilitate, not punish, based on decades of research showing that youth are more capable of change.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of rehabilitate
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  • The gala will raise critical funds to support research aimed at curing, preventing and treating T1D, a lifelong autoimmune disease that requires careful monitoring and insulin injections or infusions.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Traveling cross-country to face a rabid Buffalo fanbase will not cure Herbert’s hiccups.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehab. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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