as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
half the office was out today, many employees being sick or recuperating from the flu
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Recent Examples of recuperate
New Talent Latin America began to recuperate its industry around the turn of the century.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Fishers are still working to recuperate from a lousy 2022 season.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
As Daniel recuperates in Spain, Cherry tries to move on with her life.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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
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John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Fishers are still working to recuperate from a lousy 2022 season.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
As Daniel recuperates in Spain, Cherry tries to move on with her life.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recuperate
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Even if Elizabeth recovered, the odds were stacked against her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Bengals then lined up for a desperation onside kick and, thanks to the slightest of touches off a Bears player’s foot, managed to recover the ball to get possession back.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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