as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing
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Recent Examples of convalesce
So that all sort of convalesced into this gorgeous moment of having that time to celebrate Rita, and then also meeting my closest friends on the show.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
For Pope Francis, being with people was far more important than convalescing.
—William E. Lori, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
But the pope recovered from the worst bout of illness and was discharged last month, before convalescing at the Vatican.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Its harm is felt when a reporter accosts a convalescing patient in the hospital, when a private detective peers through a neighbor's bedroom window for weeks, and when a photographer snaps an opportunistic photo of a woman's underwear.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
For Pope Francis, being with people was far more important than convalescing.
—William E. Lori, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
But the pope recovered from the worst bout of illness and was discharged last month, before convalescing at the Vatican.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Its harm is felt when a reporter accosts a convalescing patient in the hospital, when a private detective peers through a neighbor's bedroom window for weeks, and when a photographer snaps an opportunistic photo of a woman's underwear.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convalesce
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The economy recovered by the late 1990s, with the military reinvesting its profits into the country to support hospitals, education and government food rations.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Rudy Giuliani, 81, is recovering from a severe case of viral pneumonia that led him into a coma in early May.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Besides mentally taking a breath and physically recuperating, the three off-days also allowed the Wild to wrap their minds about playing a new opponent with a very different style than their first-round opponent, the Dallas Stars.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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After recuperating from burns to his hands and face suffered in the crash, Morris went back to meet his wife in France, and eventually made their way in July back to Homewood, traversing the Atlantic this time by steamer.—
Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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“Convalesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalesce. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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