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Recent Examples of convalesce 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 Its harm is felt when a reporter accosts a convalescing patient in the hospital, when a private detective peers through a neighbor's bedroom window for weeks, and when a photographer snaps an opportunistic photo of a woman's underwear. ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025 Rick though seems disgruntled — about the location and the food, and about the fact that the resort’s co-owner is convalescing from an illness in Bangkok and isn’t around. Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025 According to Lindbergh, Brown contracted pneumonia while convalescing from a fall. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for convalesce
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  • An officer, named as Officer A in the latest release, was injured in the shootout and is currently recovering in the hospital.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The rally ended with Nick Bosa pushing Seattle offensive tackle Abe Lucas into Darnold, forcing a fumble, which Bosa recovered.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • After a demanding weekend of races at Zandvoort, Larsen recuperated 30 minutes away in her De L’Europe Amsterdam suite.
    Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Xiao He was also asked about his opinions on the recuperating India-China ties, but refused to comment.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Convalesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalesce. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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