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
Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
He was injured in a car accident in New York City following the 1912 World Series, and two months later died aboard a train while enroute to California to recuperate at a sanitarium.
—Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
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
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Thanks to the intervention of an outstanding medical team at MGH, George was stabilized after spending more than 10 days in intensive care, and is now recuperating.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
He was injured in a car accident in New York City following the 1912 World Series, and two months later died aboard a train while enroute to California to recuperate at a sanitarium.
—Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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
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The two bodies in the bags were recovered and transported to a medical examiner’s office for autopsy, where they were identified as Cherry and Stephen.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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The structure is being brought down so first responders can safely go in and recover the two workers who are trapped under the rubble.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, the company worked on fewer than fifty ransomware recoveries; last year, the total was nearly three hundred.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The first-stage boosters made their 6th and final flights with no recovery.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Alden operates more than 40 sites in the Chicago area, Rockford and Wisconsin, providing short-term rehabilitation and long-term nursing and memory care.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Snell will likely face hitters in the live BP situation a couple more times, eventually adding a third inning before going on a minor-league rehabilitation assignment.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperate. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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