convalesces

verb

present tense third-person singular of convalesce
as in recovers
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 convalesces The already dirge-like film downshifts further, towards a more pleasant state of repose, as Robin convalesces. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convalesces
  1. recovers
  2. recuperates
  3. heals
Verb
  • While mother eagle Jackie recovers at the Ojai Raptor Center, her partner Shadow and their pair of subadult eagles, Sandy and Luna, continue life in their nest in Big Bear Valley.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
  • Enterprise Mobility told the Tribune it either gives the city the necessary information to ticket the renter or driver directly, or pays the violation and then recovers the cost from the renter.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of recovers
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  • Down the road, her old friend Nell Benefield recuperates from a bout with the flu.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • As Daniel recuperates in Spain, Cherry tries to move on with her life.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Definition of recuperates
Verb
  • One week our pacer was an acupuncturist who heals veterans and hikes for weeks on end with all of her belongings on her back.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • Partnership heals through clear words as Venus moves through your 7th House of Partnership, trining Chiron in your 3rd House of Communication.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
Definition of heals

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