as in recovery
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
the older you get, the longer recuperation takes
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Recent Examples of recuperation
During a week-long recuperation, the family confronts the excruciating moral dilemmas triggered by the crash.
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Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
That was a decision informed by Flick, who wanted to spare his team an additional flight to help with recuperation.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Vaccarello, who was born and raised in Belgium to Sicilian parents, spends a month in Los Angeles twice each year, usually in March and November, a recuperation from the semiannual exertions of the women’s collection.
—Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
The design of each space, well-thought-out and rooted in nature, is also conducive to deep rest and recuperation.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Physical recuperation has been one journey, but Truwit was also tasked with mentally healing from the painful trauma of the attack.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Even our housekeeping staff is highly trained in the specifics of therapeutic recuperation.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
My only agenda would be recuperation.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
That was a decision informed by Flick, who wanted to spare his team an additional flight to help with recuperation.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Vaccarello, who was born and raised in Belgium to Sicilian parents, spends a month in Los Angeles twice each year, usually in March and November, a recuperation from the semiannual exertions of the women’s collection.
—Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
The design of each space, well-thought-out and rooted in nature, is also conducive to deep rest and recuperation.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Physical recuperation has been one journey, but Truwit was also tasked with mentally healing from the painful trauma of the attack.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Even our housekeeping staff is highly trained in the specifics of therapeutic recuperation.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
My only agenda would be recuperation.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recuperation
Noun
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People who were unexpectedly called to help with recovery operations, like McQueeney, played a key role in capturing the aftermath.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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At the time, my focus was always on recovery and getting back to the game.—
Emily Peterson,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Already the conflict has seen hundreds killed, with a blast at a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul on March 16, 2026, killing more than 400 people, according to Afghanistan’s Taliban government.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The announcements followed a mass funeral for victims of a Pakistani strike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul earlier in the week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Recuperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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