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recuperate

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


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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

ABU DHABI—Changpeng Zhao, crypto’s richest man, flew home from a California jail a year ago to recuperate in a secluded neighborhood of $30 million villas on a white-sand island here.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

Soccer’s technical, medical and high-performance staffs, he choose to rest and recuperate during the final summer before the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2025

Now, however, he had no time to recuperate.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

Jay Monahan, the commissioner of the PGA Tour, will be temporarily stepping away from day-to-day duties as he recuperates from an unspecified medical situation.

From New York Times Jun. 14, 2023

Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said he would ask the chamber this week to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily serve on the Judiciary Committee while she recuperates.

From Reuters Apr. 18, 2023

Youth recuperates quickly, and after a night's sound sleep she was glowing with health and sweet vitality.

From A Texas Ranger by Raine, William MacLeod

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

He says the DWP should show "discretion" in applying sanctions - but says taxpayers expect overpayments to be recuperated.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2024

He was arrested in 2021, after he returned to Moscow from Germany where he had recuperated from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.

From Washington Times Oct. 23, 2023

Under normal circumstances the system would probably have recuperated, as had happened many times previously.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Both Pinto and a police officer testified about the lack of medical equipment in the rented residence where Maradona was recuperating.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 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

Barrett said losing both players in quick succession was a major blow and he felt disappointment for Cameron, who spent much of last season recuperating from a serious knee injury to his other leg.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

I’m more or less recuperating from an illness.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones




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