as in recuperating
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 Synonyms for convalescing
Verb
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Her Liberal Democratic Party is still recovering from corruption scandals, and her performance abroad could shape both her political future and her party’s recovery.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Winger Bertrand Traore did his fair share of defensive work, shutting down space in the right channel, and Trai Hume was industrious in pushing up to aid attacks and recovering to avoid being exploited on the counter.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Without better reporting, lawmakers and analysts will have to act with incomplete knowledge, essentially guessing effective tax rates based on limited and sometimes misleading reporting.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Shoval has yet to see Cunio face to face, with his friend still recuperating in hospital and reconnecting with his family.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Xiao He was also asked about his opinions on the recuperating India-China ties, but refused to comment.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The sport drive mode improved steering feel, transmission and throttle response.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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In addition, the latest version comes with an improved long-term stability and a production yield above 88 percent.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Convalescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalescing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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