rehab
Americannoun
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rehabs
plural
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rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions.
He's been sober since coming out of rehab.
She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke.
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a rehabilitated building.
adjective
verb (used with object)
noun
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short for rehabilitation
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treatment for drink or drug addiction
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informal short for Rehabilitation Department
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Etymology
Origin of rehab
By shortening
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Paula said the boys had been looking forward to seeing their mother after rehab in a safe setting and breaking the news was one of the hardest moments of her life.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Nathan Young, known to his clients as Pablo, was featured in a Wall Street Journal investigation last year into alleged widespread fraud in America’s booming rehab industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The 27-year-old model, the son of Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died on September 20 at a rehab facility in California.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
He threw a bullpen with the adjustment and then took it into one final rehab appearance, a one-hit outing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Dr. Winston was there as usual, even though he wasn’t the rehab doctor.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
And even when patients do spend the time and money to enter treatment, rehabs fail them.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
In response, they are more selective in the projects they choose, focusing on lighter rehabs and faster turnarounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
“Samples from small mammals are rolling in now and things at the wildlife rehabs pick up substantially in spring,” he says.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 29, 2024
He is living in Arizona with his family as he recovers and rehabs from elbow surgery.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
I wondered if she was the right person for the job: she seemed awfully enamored of the rehabs that Debra and her crew had performed.
From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
“Medicaid reduced the claim from $260,000 down to $100,000 and then the city of Lynn loaned $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity, which rehabbed the home and gave Gunning a lease,” Ford said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
She and her family bought and moved into a vacant home rehabbed by nonprofit developer Parity Homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Many of the men being rehabbed by the right, though, don’t meet this standard.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2025
Then the bridges went up, commuters abandoned the ferries, the building was rehabbed into ugly offices and decades passed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
The city built a new prison, moved the inmates into their new quarters, then rehabbed the old prison and turned it into a high school.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
“I have been just rehabbing like a maniac, sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber, red lighting my way back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his French Open title because of a wrist injury, while world number seven Taylor Fritz has been resting and rehabbing a long-term knee problem since March.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
The Celtics were so prepared for a similarly long layoff that they sold off huge portions of their roster after Tatum’s injury, content to reset their finances while their leader spent the whole season rehabbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
That’s a frightening thing, considering Paramount has already announced plans to continue rehabbing disgraced “Melania” director Brett Ratner’s career with a new “Rush Hour” film.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
It was a temporary gig, and after five months he moved on to rehabbing homes in the city—another temporary job.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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