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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Young had spent the lead-up to Game 2 recovering.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Saudi Arabia launched a high-profile effort to stamp out corruption in 2017 with the detention of princes, government ministers, and business moguls at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, recovering over $100 billion in assets.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
5 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
Verb
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The actor is recuperating with filming to resume on Monday.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 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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Various studies have linked omega-3 fatty acid intake to improved learning, memory, and cognition.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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The company invests about $2 billion a year in AI, but has reduced headcount and improved efficiency to save at least the same amount, Dimon told Bloomberg.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Convalescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalescing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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