convalescent

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Recent Examples of convalescent But nursing and convalescent homes and assisted living facilities are. — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Still developing The original convalescent facility was demolished in the 1980s, and a pavilion was built — mostly with volunteer labor — on the site in 2007. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 2 Sep. 2026 The backstory The original estate goes back to 1912, when the Tudor-style mansion was built for Walter Ladd and his heiress wife, socialite/philanthropist Kate Macy Ladd, who soon opened a convalescent facility on the estate for sick and needy women. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026 Prosecutors said that Cho, who was living with dementia, was disoriented at the time and had wandered from a convalescent home. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 Though it was used during World War II as a convalescent home for Italian soldiers and later operated as a bed-and-breakfast, which left parts of it worn down, Les Colombières stayed in the Ladan-Bockairy family until 1995. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026 Her first book, Your Presence is Requested at Suvanto, brought us to a Finnish convalescent hospital, and left us in the arms of a malevolent surgeon. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convalescent
Noun
  • Some people condemned the work for outing Foucault as a fellow AIDS sufferer.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
  • There is Ian Muir, the husband of Cath, the wonderful artist and MND sufferer.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In steady rain and silence, thousands marched in Novi Sad on Sunday in a gesture of respect for the victims.
    — MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • American women, being birthed as special victims with special status, are not.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The governor's office said Pritzker will undergo an outpatient urology procedure on Monday.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Created in 1992, the 340B Drug Discount Program requires drug manufacturers to sell outpatient medications at steep discounts to certain eligible healthcare providers.
    — Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Approval of the new hospital comes as community hospitals across the Chicago area have been closing their pediatric inpatient units, often citing low numbers of patients.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • There, Josef Hofer began interacting with other people and was admitted as an inpatient at a psychiatric clinic in Ried.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The bill’s sponsor modeled the law on a 2023 regulation on breast density notices, which required mammography centers to inform patients and their doctors about their breast density and its link to cancer detection.
    — Matthew Nudy, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Adjusting to a full-time role as a pediatric occupational therapist, Cheryl quickly got buried in work, conducting new patient evaluations that each required her to spend hours drafting reports.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Convalescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalescent. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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