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on the mend



ADJECTIVE
recovering
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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With the news that Edman is still on the mend from offseason ankle surgery, Kim stands to benefit in terms of playing time but he says he’s not getting ahead of himself.

From Los Angeles Times

Chasing his first PGA Tour win since 2023, 37-year-old Fowler is on the mend after battling through injury in a 2025 season that saw him briefly drop outside the world top-100.

From Barron's

‘Today’ co-host Savannah Guthrie is on the mend after vocal surgery and has been keeping her ‘new voice’ under wraps — mostly.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s where she’s been on the mend since early March, when she arrived with a hook lodged in her throat and a flipper that was mostly dead from fishing line that had choked off circulation.

From Los Angeles Times

A consumer-fueled U.S. economy is still growing at a strong pace, a weak jobs market might be on the mend and inflation is still a lingering — if smaller — problem than it was a few years ago.

From MarketWatch