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recuperate

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


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So she said they flew her in from Houston and once gave her gas money to drive, putting her up in a hotel for two weeks to recuperate along with two of her children.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

"There has to be somewhere where you draw the line and you give people an opportunity to recuperate and also get a good pre-season in," Boulter said.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

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

In 1843, he attempted an honors exam in mathematics, but suffered a nervous breakdown and returned home to recuperate.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee