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
Thanks to the intervention of an outstanding medical team at MGH, George was stabilized after spending more than 10 days in intensive care, and is now recuperating.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
He was injured in a car accident in New York City following the 1912 World Series, and two months later died aboard a train while enroute to California to recuperate at a sanitarium.
—Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Sometimes spliced into proceedings by editors Dávid Jancsó and Ilka Janka Nagy with blink-like brevity, these flashbacks seemingly connote the intrusive thoughts and blackouts of an addled, recuperating mind.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
With Lindsey Vonn recuperating in an Italian hospital, the Olympic spotlight has turned squarely on Shiffrin.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
He was injured in a car accident in New York City following the 1912 World Series, and two months later died aboard a train while enroute to California to recuperate at a sanitarium.
—Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Sometimes spliced into proceedings by editors Dávid Jancsó and Ilka Janka Nagy with blink-like brevity, these flashbacks seemingly connote the intrusive thoughts and blackouts of an addled, recuperating mind.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
With Lindsey Vonn recuperating in an Italian hospital, the Olympic spotlight has turned squarely on Shiffrin.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recuperate
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The two bodies in the bags were recovered and transported to a medical examiner’s office for autopsy, where they were identified as Cherry and Stephen.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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The structure is being brought down so first responders can safely go in and recover the two workers who are trapped under the rubble.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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