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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

The Kigali course was a brutal loop that offered little chance to recuperate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 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

Nikolai Baranov, her commander, sent her home on leave to her mother and younger brother in Moscow so she could recuperate.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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