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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Prior to that Houck earned his first career All-Star nod in 2024 but will have a long road to recovery to recapture that form upon taking the mound again in 2027.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
They are each still hospitalized and will also have a long road to recovery.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
But the surgeon stresses that the NFL star still has a long road to recovery, regardless of his athleticism.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Her road to recovery has lasted years, and included a two-week hospital stay, multiple surgeries, physical therapy and ongoing struggles.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
They are each still hospitalized and will also have a long road to recovery.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
But the surgeon stresses that the NFL star still has a long road to recovery, regardless of his athleticism.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Her road to recovery has lasted years, and included a two-week hospital stay, multiple surgeries, physical therapy and ongoing struggles.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 14 Dec. 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 11 Jan. 2026.
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