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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Keaton Winn, who missed the past two weeks with forearm tightness, is supposed to begin a rehab assignment this week.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
The patients who were allegedly brokered in this case — so the rehabs could charge their insurance companies tens of thousands of dollars — had health care benefits through Anthem Blue Cross and Cigna Health and Life Insurance, among others, the indictment said.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Bobby Miller has been out since mid-April because of a shoulder injury, but is scheduled to make his second minor-league rehab start either Friday or Saturday.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
In 2016, the foundation opened Amy's Place, a recovery house that helps women working toward life after rehab.
—Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
The patients who were allegedly brokered in this case — so the rehabs could charge their insurance companies tens of thousands of dollars — had health care benefits through Anthem Blue Cross and Cigna Health and Life Insurance, among others, the indictment said.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Bobby Miller has been out since mid-April because of a shoulder injury, but is scheduled to make his second minor-league rehab start either Friday or Saturday.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
In 2016, the foundation opened Amy's Place, a recovery house that helps women working toward life after rehab.
—Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
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 6 Jun. 2024.
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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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