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
Quarterback Carson Beck, a transfer from Georgia who went 24-3 in two years as the Bulldogs’ starter, threw the football for the first time in an official practice after recuperating from offseason elbow surgery.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
In addition, a feature-length doc chronicling Ozzy’s six-year fight to recuperate from a devastating 2019 fall and his battle with a Parkinson’s diagnosis, Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, is due out on Paramount+ later this year.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 July 2025
The Hoffmans survived the shooting and are recuperating.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 June 2025
The recuperating third baseman noted that other teammates also planned to visit him that first night, but access to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle was restricted at the time.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
In addition, a feature-length doc chronicling Ozzy’s six-year fight to recuperate from a devastating 2019 fall and his battle with a Parkinson’s diagnosis, Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, is due out on Paramount+ later this year.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 July 2025
The Hoffmans survived the shooting and are recuperating.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 June 2025
The recuperating third baseman noted that other teammates also planned to visit him that first night, but access to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle was restricted at the time.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recuperate
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With Dejan Kulusevski still recovering from knee surgery, Spurs desperately crave a playmaker and Eze fits the bill perfectly.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Once the heat subsides in late summer or early fall, a final application can be made to help warm-season lawns recover from summer stresses.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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