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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Her latest issue comes after a long road to recovery from a previous career-threatening ailment. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025 Nazar, 13, is on the long road to recovery with support from UNICEF and partners after being badly injured by an explosive remnant of war in eastern Ukraine. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 But a long road to recovery looms Feb. 1, 2025 Palisades Charter Elementary students, teachers and staff relocated to Brentwood Science Magnet. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 In a March report outlining a road to recovery from the Los Angeles wildfires, researchers at UCLA and the University of Southern California called for more reliable data and stronger coordination between government agencies, the insurance sector and individual households. Jordan Haedtler, Mercury News, 24 May 2025 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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