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recuperate

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


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The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced Friday that it will take a “much-needed year off in 2027” to recuperate from back-to-back years of storms.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

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

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

The former world champion was deemed fit to recuperate at home, the Ogun and Lagos states said in a joint statement, describing him as "heavy hearted" over the loss of his friends.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

Mummy took me home to Vermont to recuperate.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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

The Player Kings X account posted the show would continue with Semark "while Ian McKellen recuperates following his fall", adding: "We look forward to Ian returning to the production."

From BBC Jun. 20, 2024

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

Feinstein is working while she recuperates, her spokesperson Adam Russell told the San Francisco Chronicle, but she cannot vote without being on the Senate floor or in committee.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2023

It recuperates the following year and then is ready to bear another crop.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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

He recuperated for several weeks, and then, under Sally’s and Ricardo’s and Betita’s care, went home to Milagro.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Seven health care workers are accused of criminal negligence over the care Maradona received before his death at age 60 in November 2020, while he was recuperating from brain surgery.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Two California condors recovering from lead poisoning were briefly stranded this week after the fire engulfed the road to the Ventana Wildlife Society’s Discovery Center where they were recuperating.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 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

While we were recuperating, Dad spent considerable time with us, but minimized our discomforts, and kept telling us we were just looking for sympathy.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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