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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The case was thought to be travel-related, Suffolk County officials said, and the child was already home and recuperating.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The Vatican reported that the 88-year-old pontiff had another restful night at Rome's Gemelli hospital and was recuperating Thursday morning.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
However, the dynamic visual representation and the sheer volume of subjects have kept the illustrations perpetually a part of the discourse on Victorian urban life, often recuperated as visual surrogates of Charles Dickens’s texts.
—Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
German Shepherd puppies, Cleo and Delta, are recuperating in foster homes after losing weight and getting frostbite
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Two German shepherd puppies were saved from a dangerous cold snap in Cokato, Minnesota.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The Vatican reported that the 88-year-old pontiff had another restful night at Rome's Gemelli hospital and was recuperating Thursday morning.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
However, the dynamic visual representation and the sheer volume of subjects have kept the illustrations perpetually a part of the discourse on Victorian urban life, often recuperated as visual surrogates of Charles Dickens’s texts.
—Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
German Shepherd puppies, Cleo and Delta, are recuperating in foster homes after losing weight and getting frostbite
7 Comments
Two German shepherd puppies were saved from a dangerous cold snap in Cokato, Minnesota.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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