CONVALESCE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

convalesce

verb

ˌkän-və-ˈles

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 on the Web If All-Pro voting was limited to the season’s second half, both players might get selected, Stafford as surgical as he’s been at any point in his career since convalescing from a Week 8 injury to his throwing thumb. —

Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 Catherine will be hospitalized for 10 to 14 days, according to the couple’s office in Kensington Palace, and will convalesce for two to three months after that. —

Mark Landler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024 Cinderella underwent a successful operation at VCA Lakewood Hospital and convalesced at a volunteer’s home for a month. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023 The whodunit sees an older, high-powered businesswoman, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter and granddaughter. —

Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for convalesce

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