as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
half the office was out today, many employees being sick or recuperating from the flu
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as in recovery
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
the older you get, the longer recuperation takes
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Recent Examples of recuperate
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
But some day we will be compelled to take time to recuperate for the strenuous life.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
Later The feline is recuperating at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 May 2025
Bolton said at the time that the surgery was a success and that he was focused on recuperating at home.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
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The Knicks now must lick their wounds, recuperate and regroup for Game 6 at MSG on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
But some day we will be compelled to take time to recuperate for the strenuous life.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
Later The feline is recuperating at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 May 2025
Bolton said at the time that the surgery was a success and that he was focused on recuperating at home.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recuperate
Verb
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Quarterbacks aren’t supposed to recover from an Achilles injury in their 40s and return to throw for nearly 4,000 yards.—
Will Graves,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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Start by using a hardware method to recover most of the raw data from the drive.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Those who lost property in recent disasters, including Hurricane Helene and the Los Angeles wildfires, are experiencing this firsthand but there are unique solutions for disaster recovery.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Cielo, a ceramicist, lost her home in the Eaton fire and plans to focus on post-fire recovery.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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These require the girl to routinely checking in with doctors monitoring her recovery, get MRI scans every three months, attend rehabilitation therapy sessions and take medication to prevent seizures.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
12 June 2025
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Last year, the renovation for the hotel won a La Jolla Historical Society Jewel Award for rehabilitation of a non-residential structure.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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