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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Out of surgery six hours later, Ketler began the long road to recovery.
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
All the Way to the River is a collection of stories, poems, journal entries, photos, and drawings that act as a loving tribute to Elias, an unfiltered descent into substance abuse, and an intimate look at Gilbert’s hard fought road to recovery.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Her community is still facing a long road to recovery, complicated by mounting rebuilding costs and limited job opportunities.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
The 16-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a personal watercraft crash in the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale last Tuesday that killed her younger sister continues road to recovery and is now in stable condition, hospital officials say.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
All the Way to the River is a collection of stories, poems, journal entries, photos, and drawings that act as a loving tribute to Elias, an unfiltered descent into substance abuse, and an intimate look at Gilbert’s hard fought road to recovery.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Her community is still facing a long road to recovery, complicated by mounting rebuilding costs and limited job opportunities.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
The 16-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a personal watercraft crash in the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale last Tuesday that killed her younger sister continues road to recovery and is now in stable condition, hospital officials say.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Road to recovery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20to%20recovery. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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