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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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 recuperate
Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The teens, and a 24-year-old who also was shot, were recuperating at a local hospital, officials said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Track all markets on TradingView The stock market recuperated from a volatile week after Trump announced the 90-day pause.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
No one who has seen the Oscar-winning documentary Navalny can forget the scene where Navalny, recuperated from the poisoning, phones a Russian scientist Grozev has fingered as central to the plot.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Bolton said at the time that the surgery was a success and that he was focused on recuperating at home.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The teens, and a 24-year-old who also was shot, were recuperating at a local hospital, officials said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Track all markets on TradingView The stock market recuperated from a volatile week after Trump announced the 90-day pause.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
No one who has seen the Oscar-winning documentary Navalny can forget the scene where Navalny, recuperated from the poisoning, phones a Russian scientist Grozev has fingered as central to the plot.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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As with Botman, Lascelles has been recovering from a long-term knee injury and has not featured since March 2024.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Then, nearly 20 days after Coone vanished, his body was recovered from near Dungeness Spit off the northern coast of Washington, according to KING.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Those who lost property in recent disasters, including Hurricane Helene and the Los Angeles wildfires, are experiencing this firsthand but there are unique solutions for disaster recovery.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Cielo, a ceramicist, lost her home in the Eaton fire and plans to focus on post-fire recovery.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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In the show, created by Mindy Kaling, her character Isla Gordon takes over the family business as president of the fictional Los Angeles Waves while her older brother Cam Gordon (Justin Theroux) enters a rehabilitation facility for his drug addiction.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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One group of volunteers had been in rehabilitation from cocaine or heroin/cocaine use.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperate. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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