as in recovering
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as in recuperating
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 Synonyms for convalescing
Adjective
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Plus, its 3-hour battery life means less charging, and more recovering.—
Talene Appleton,
Men's Health,
31 Jan. 2023 -
She was taken to a hospital with punctures and lacerations and is stable and recovering.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2022
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Without better reporting, lawmakers and analysts will have to act with incomplete knowledge, essentially guessing effective tax rates based on limited and sometimes misleading reporting.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Tools like flexible block partitioning and improved motion detection allow AV1 to reduce data usage while still maintaining a high level of detail.—
Fredrik Nilsson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The plan calls for improved traffic flow while turning the causeway’s edges into an elaborate and environmentally resilient park called The Shoreline.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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These semi-cured nail strips from HeyHae are my new favorite solution.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Convalescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalescing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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