convalesce

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To convalesce, they stay in this compound, and exercise by walking around its well-ordered clusters of three-story buildings and a synthetic turf avenue with a playground and soccer field.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Catherine will be hospitalized for 10 to 14 days, according to the couple’s office in Kensington Palace, and will convalesce for two to three months after that.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

A volunteer with the group drove the bird to the Tri-State Bird Rescue in Delaware, where the owl continues to convalesce and regain the strength to fly regularly.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2023

“Being at home, being in this environment, being able to convalesce and get my mind together, it was good.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Ginny Koong’s room was empty because she was downstairs with Dickie in his room, the two of them now recovered enough to convalesce together.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman