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
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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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Over the years, Davidson has been forthcoming about his mental health and has addressed his previous stints in rehab several times, most recently in September 2023 at a show with John Mulaney and Jon Stewart in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Stacey confronts Karen with Mia’s clearly orchestrated claims that Karen needs to go to rehab.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
How did your experience in rehab in 2023 inform the past year for you?
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
The rehab facility was an hour and a half away by bus.
—Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Stacey confronts Karen with Mia’s clearly orchestrated claims that Karen needs to go to rehab.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
How did your experience in rehab in 2023 inform the past year for you?
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
The rehab facility was an hour and a half away by bus.
—Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 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 30 Nov. 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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