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recuperate

[ri-koo-puh-reyt, -kyoo-] / rɪˈku pəˌreɪt, -ˈkyu- /


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Last month, he was moved to house arrest to recuperate after being hospitalized with bronchopneumonia.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 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

So she said they flew her in from Houston and once gave her gas money to drive, putting her up in a hotel for two weeks to recuperate along with two of her children.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

"There has to be somewhere where you draw the line and you give people an opportunity to recuperate and also get a good pre-season in," Boulter said.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Huygens had always suffered from ill health, and although he was based in Paris for the next fifteen years, he twice had to return to Holland for lengthy periods to recuperate from sickness.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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