recuperates

verb

present tense third-person singular of recuperate
as in recovers
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness half the office was out today, many employees being sick or recuperating from the flu

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Recent Examples of recuperates At the end of the movie, Spidey recuperates, and Jean heads out of town (and possibly to Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters upstate). — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026 Down the road, her old friend Nell Benefield recuperates from a bout with the flu. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 As Daniel recuperates in Spain, Cherry tries to move on with her life. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The virus also causes a rare but fatal neurological condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which typically strikes years after a child seemingly recovers from the infection.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Anudike-Uzomah has been getting plenty of looks with the starters in the preseason as Ashton Gillotte recovers from an injury, and the sack helps his cause.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
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“Recuperates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recuperates. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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