as in healing
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 recuperating
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
All-Star guard Dejounte Murray is still on the mend from an Achilles tendon tear, All-Defensive wing Herbert Jones is recovering from a shoulder surgery, and swingman Trey Murphy III is also recuperating from a shoulder surgery of his own.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
In fact, the 5-year-old son of Bayern missed all of 2024 while recuperating.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Christian Vázquez is currently at his home in Miami recuperating after having a surgical procedure to clear out an infection in his left shoulder earlier this month.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
Lewis Cook is recuperating from a knee injury, which could see Alex Scott or Philip Billing start alongside Tyler Adams in the first few matches.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Xiao He was also asked about his opinions on the recuperating India-China ties, but refused to comment.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
All-Star guard Dejounte Murray is still on the mend from an Achilles tendon tear, All-Defensive wing Herbert Jones is recovering from a shoulder surgery, and swingman Trey Murphy III is also recuperating from a shoulder surgery of his own.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
In fact, the 5-year-old son of Bayern missed all of 2024 while recuperating.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Christian Vázquez is currently at his home in Miami recuperating after having a surgical procedure to clear out an infection in his left shoulder earlier this month.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
Lewis Cook is recuperating from a knee injury, which could see Alex Scott or Philip Billing start alongside Tyler Adams in the first few matches.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recuperating
Verb
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The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, the left-handed starter — who is recovering from a left rotator-cuff strain — made another rehab start with Triple-A Omaha.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With Hunter playing both sides of the ball, expect his presence to give Thomas better opportunities without the risk of Hunter emerging as the new WR1.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max models feature a larger camera island and a new vapor chamber for improved performance.—
Bob O’Donnell,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The iPhone 17 Pro Max sees a new camera island design to house the improved camera system, and the impossibly thin iPhone 17 Air should draw a lot of attention.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Recuperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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