as in recovered
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 convalesced
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
Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convalesced
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Dozens of firearms also were recovered, including handguns with images of Santa Muerte (a Mexican folk saint venerated by drug dealers) and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Shortly after the company found new ownership via the Retirement Systems of Alabama, COVID walloped the movie theater business — and iPic’s box office revenues and balance sheets never recovered.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026
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Lloyd had multiple blunt force injuries and bruises to her head, neck, torso, arms and legs that were healed at different levels, including fractures in her ribs and left upper jaw, an autopsy report said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2026
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Thank you for building a children’s hospital that has healed families from across the globe.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Convalesced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalesced. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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