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
Klein and Sloat are recuperating at home with assistance from aides and therapists.
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Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Why Moms Don’t Take Care of Themselves Between guilt, a lack of options, and that maternal pull toward caring for your kids, experts agree that when mom gets sick, most times pausing to rest and recuperate simply isn’t realistic.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Jan. 2026
John Paul spent some time recuperating, then paid the Augustinians a visit.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The sleeping quarters are more sparse, serene spaces to recuperate after long days traversing the nearby mountains.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
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Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Why Moms Don’t Take Care of Themselves Between guilt, a lack of options, and that maternal pull toward caring for your kids, experts agree that when mom gets sick, most times pausing to rest and recuperate simply isn’t realistic.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Jan. 2026
John Paul spent some time recuperating, then paid the Augustinians a visit.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The sleeping quarters are more sparse, serene spaces to recuperate after long days traversing the nearby mountains.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recuperate
recover
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Kyrie Irving has yet to play this season while recovering from ACL surgery and Dereck Lively II was limited to just seven games before his third season was abruptly ended because of right foot surgery.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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According to Yun, researchers might someday tweak human stem cells to emulate the axolotl and recover thymus function.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperate. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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