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recuperate
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Marley & Me
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- In the thirty-six hours that Jenny remained hospitalized recuperating after the birth, I made frequent trips home to visit Marley, armed with receiving blankets and anything else that carried the baby's scent.†
p. 107.5recuperating = regaining health or strength
- The knife had punctured Lisa's lung, and she spent five days in the hospital and several weeks recuperating at home.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(recuperate) to regain good health or strength
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)