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
Yet there’s little agreement on where patients should recuperate, for how long, and what medical services should be readily available to them.
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Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The sleeping quarters are more sparse, serene spaces to recuperate after long days traversing the nearby mountains.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
With Boston's best player, six-time All-Star power forward Jayson Tatum, likely out for the entire year recuperating from a right Achilles tendon rupture, league sources inform Scotto that the Celtics would be open to dipping below the tax threshold this season with a trade.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Islam’s father, Naushad Islam, told NBC4 that after the crash, his son underwent surgery after injuring his back and neck and was hospitalized for a week, but is now at home recuperating.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The sleeping quarters are more sparse, serene spaces to recuperate after long days traversing the nearby mountains.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
With Boston's best player, six-time All-Star power forward Jayson Tatum, likely out for the entire year recuperating from a right Achilles tendon rupture, league sources inform Scotto that the Celtics would be open to dipping below the tax threshold this season with a trade.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Islam’s father, Naushad Islam, told NBC4 that after the crash, his son underwent surgery after injuring his back and neck and was hospitalized for a week, but is now at home recuperating.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recuperate
recover
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Efforts in recent years have focused on recovering ancient grape varieties and highlighting the distinctive conditions of the islands.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Agents also recovered two helmets and body armor, according to the DOJ.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperate. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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