as in recovers
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 recuperates
As Daniel recuperates in Spain, Cherry tries to move on with her life.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Tommy Novak, serving as the first-line center while captain Sidney Crosby recovers from a lower-body injury sustained at the Milan Cortina Olympics, picked up his 12th goal of the season.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Gordon essentially takes Gavin’s side, buying out Billy, and the friendship between the two younger men never recovers.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Recuperates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperates. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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