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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Ravishankara notes that on the long road to recovery, scientists expect to see some better years and some worse years. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025 This new update provides more clarity on her long road to recovery. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 Out of surgery six hours later, Ketler began the long road to recovery. Luke Chinman, People.com, 3 Sep. 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 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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