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
Kathryn Palmer here, still recuperating from consuming entirely too much chips-and-dip during the game last night.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
After a lackluster short program that led to an unexpected second-place finish for Ilia Malinin, the Quad God recuperated with a near-clean free skate to lead Team USA to a gold medal finish in the figure skating team event competition.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Klein and Sloat are now recuperating at home with assistance from aides and therapists.
—Peter D'oench, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Klein and Sloat are recuperating at home with assistance from aides and therapists.
—Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
After a lackluster short program that led to an unexpected second-place finish for Ilia Malinin, the Quad God recuperated with a near-clean free skate to lead Team USA to a gold medal finish in the figure skating team event competition.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Klein and Sloat are now recuperating at home with assistance from aides and therapists.
—Peter D'oench, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Klein and Sloat are recuperating at home with assistance from aides and therapists.
—Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recuperate
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Guard Skyy Clark, who missed 10 conference games while recovering from a hamstring injury, struggled offensively, missing all five shots from the field.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Kornet bounced from team to team and nearly out of the league, desperate to recover the sense of satisfaction that came from sinking shot after shot.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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