as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing
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Recent Examples of convalesce
In fact, in 1928, the summer before Frances and George convalesced at Phillip's House, a scathing report was issued by the National Research Council called the Coroner and the Medical Examiner.
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Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the other half of this will-they-or-won’t-they, Steven, is convalescing from his MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA at home with his mom, who is about to put a Parental Lock on his Slack.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
So that all sort of convalesced into this gorgeous moment of having that time to celebrate Rita, and then also meeting my closest friends on the show.
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Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
But the pope recovered from the worst bout of illness and was discharged last month, before convalescing at the Vatican.
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the other half of this will-they-or-won’t-they, Steven, is convalescing from his MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA at home with his mom, who is about to put a Parental Lock on his Slack.
—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
So that all sort of convalesced into this gorgeous moment of having that time to celebrate Rita, and then also meeting my closest friends on the show.
—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
But the pope recovered from the worst bout of illness and was discharged last month, before convalescing at the Vatican.
—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convalesce
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Curacao attempted to recover from a lopsided defeat against Germany.
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The consensus seems to be that the Mavs will target a point guard, which makes sense as the Mavs’ current lead guard, Kyrie Irving, is 34 and missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL.
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Hockney in the 1960s recuperated figurative painting and, more specifically, the human form, both of which had been previously rejected by the abstraction then ascendant.
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Ella Hadley spent a while recuperating in France, then decided to keep travelling.
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“Convalesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalesce. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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