convalescents

Definition of convalescentsnext
plural of convalescent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convalescents
Noun
  • In some cases, the department inadvertently released nude photos showing the faces of potential victims as well as names, email addresses and other identifying information that was either unredacted or not fully obscured.
    Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Police identified two other victims and contacted their parents.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In that time, the number of people admitted to hospitals in the state as inpatients due to heat increased 60%, from 990 to 1,578.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Outpatient services at the neighboring hospital were suspended and around 3,500 inpatients were evacuated, per the Post.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The study also found that the number of children aged fiveto 17 who were prescribed leucovorin as outpatients increased by 71 percent.
    Sara Novak, Scientific American, 5 Mar. 2026
  • When people were also treated with a long-acting form of an opioid-blocking medication called naltrexone, relapse rates dropped across all settings — to 59% after short-term inpatient care, 46% after long-term inpatient care and 38% for those treated as outpatients.
    Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But not all patients were committed involuntarily.
    Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • At the new Miami office, patients will have to come in once a day for up to a week for treatment.
    Bri Buckley, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Convalescents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalescents. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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