convalesced

verb

past tense of convalesce
as in recovered
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing

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Recent Examples of convalesced The 17-pound sea turtle had convalesced at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island since being found near death in the frigid Cape Cod waters last November. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 29 May 2026 In fact, in 1928, the summer before Frances and George convalesced at Phillip's House, a scathing report was issued by the National Research Council called the Coroner and the Medical Examiner. — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convalesced
  1. recovered
  2. healed
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  • And Kpler said oil flows from the Persian Gulf have recovered to around 70% of pre-war levels.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The bodies were carried hundreds of kilometers downstream by the Bhotekoshi River from the flood's epicenter before being recovered in Chitwan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of recovered
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  • As the foot injury healed, Estévez encountered another obstacle.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The book centers on his belief that personal transformation can happen even before someone feels completely healed.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of healed

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“Convalesced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalesced. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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