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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Thanks to the first responders and UCHealth, Neidert is now on the road to recovery. Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 13 May 2026 Jamison Mobley, Jackson's 17-year-old sister, survived and remains on the road to recovery. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez threw a bullpen session before Friday’s game, his third bullpen while on the road to recovery from elbow soreness. Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 Gossip blogger Perez Hilton is celebrating a major milestone on his road to recovery after surviving a life-threatening infection. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 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 22 May. 2026.

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