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recuperate

[ri-koo-puh-rayt, -kyoo-] / rɪˈku pəˌreɪt, -ˈkju- /


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He said that she required surgery and needed to be released from jail in order to properly recuperate afterwards.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

It forced him to take a break so he could recuperate at home.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Cheap Trick also spaces out dates when possible, giving members time to recuperate from the rigors of the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

She is a business owner and author who suffers with fatigue due to Hashimoto's disease and fibromyalgia, so says screen time for her children allows her to rest and recuperate.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

Nikolai Baranov, her commander, sent her home on leave to her mother and younger brother in Moscow so she could recuperate.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Once she recuperates, she plans to return to part-time consulting to keep her mind active and feel productive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

Nonetheless, it must be a reminder to Prince William how his own role will change, not least in the short term, as he takes on more engagements while the King recuperates.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024

Mr. Austin was released on Monday from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and has been working at home while he recuperates.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

“They’ve already showed their hand,” she said, by refusing to let a temporary replacement fill in while Feinstein recuperates from shingles and its severe side effects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

Here amid the hills he loves, with the brook of his boyhood days again singing him to sleep, he rests and recuperates for the coming winter's campaign.

From Russell H. Conwell by Agnes Rush Burr

While the dog recuperated, a woman arrived at the shelter later that day to report that her dog, Teddy, had been missing for more than a month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

After Coronado recuperated, he marched east until the Spaniards encountered 12 Tiwa pueblos near present-day Albuquerque, N.M.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

The Americans turned the screw in the third quarter as Auston Matthews recuperated a loose puck and set up Jake Guentzel, who blasted past Sogaard.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

While they recuperated, there was no-one to keep her entertained.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024

Mom continued to be the breadwinner, working in the factory while my dad recuperated from his injuries.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

One person close to him believed the time Buffett spent at home recuperating gave him an opportunity to contemplate the company’s future and the decision about when to step down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Jin has been recuperating in the United States and spending time with his family, who relocated there as Zion came under pressure from authorities in 2018.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

One staff member was injured and is recuperating at home, they added.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Now celebrating its 75th anniversary, Twig's story began in a Tokyo hospital bed where Floyd Hartwig was recuperating after being shot in both legs during the Korean War.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Surgery and hospitalization account for six months of that year; the remainder he spent recuperating in the forest home, near Bellingham, of a young Indian logger and fisherman.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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