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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Recent Examples of recuperate
For instance, one partner might seek connection after a taxing day, while the other requires solitude to recuperate.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The brothers did not play in the same game last year because Ronald was recuperating from his second torn ACL.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Hayes said those players would get the FIFA window off to recuperate after a long club season.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Nine full-service depots, positioned every 45 miles or so along the course, allow riders to take rests and recuperate.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The brothers did not play in the same game last year because Ronald was recuperating from his second torn ACL.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Hayes said those players would get the FIFA window off to recuperate after a long club season.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Nine full-service depots, positioned every 45 miles or so along the course, allow riders to take rests and recuperate.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recuperate
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In Too Much, Stalter stars as Jessica Salmon, a New Yorker in her mid-30s who, in the midst of recovering from a bad break-up, agrees to take a job in London assisting filmmakers working on commercials.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images With that being said, everyone recovers from a torn Achilles injury differently.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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