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recuperate

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


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She is a business owner and author who suffers with fatigue due to Hashimoto's disease and fibromyalgia, so says screen time for her children allows her to rest and recuperate.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Lily will head back to Jersey in November, and is looking forward to seeing her grandparents, going to the beach and to "recuperate and reflect on what's happened".

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

The men work either 12- or 24-hour shifts and if they work the latter, they get the next day off to recuperate at base camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Now, however, he had no time to recuperate.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson