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road to recovery

noun phrase

: the process of becoming healthy again
She had a stroke recently but is on the road to recovery.

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Now, a new street drug could slow down the city's road to recovery. — Kevin Ko, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris is on the slow road to recovery. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Many residents of Northern Indiana are trudging the long road to recovery more than a week after storms cause wide-ranging power outages. — Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026 By contrast, the UAE’s heavy reliance on visitors from outside the Gulf means its tourism sector may face a longer road to recovery. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for road to recovery

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“Road to recovery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20to%20recovery. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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