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Recent Examples of convalescent
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.
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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
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
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Colchicine was commonly used in Europe for centuries, and in the 18th century was brought from that continent to America by Benjamin Franklin, a notorious sufferer from gout.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Inspired by Matute’s personal experience as a carer for her mother, an Alzheimer disease sufferer, during her early adulthood, the title was always a main competition frontrunner.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Midland Memorial Hospital received nine of the victims connected to the active shooter incident.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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The pope also met abuse survivors privately and urged Spain’s bishops to listen to victims and make reparations.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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In a partnership announced Tuesday, Amazon One Medical has agreed to refer all of its primary care patients in South Florida who need follow-up to Baptist Health South Florida specialists and outpatient facilities.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Those allegations and lawsuit are related to the nonprofit’s psychiatric residential treatment facility in Olathe, not its outpatient clinic.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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If conditions remain stable, outpatient and inpatient services are expected to resume in the coming days, the charity said.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Hospitals now conduct nearly half a million post-claim inpatient reviews per year for a single large insurer that often denies claims using their own versions of AI — each one a small battle in a war neither side can win decisively, because the other side adapts.—
Darshak Sanghavi,
STAT,
3 June 2026
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Of the remaining four patients, one remained in surgery and three other people who also underwent surgery were in recovery, Richardson said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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In some cases, workers were not removed from patient care until additional patients came forward alleging similar abuse.—
Emily Hoerner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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“Convalescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalescent. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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