Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
recover .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective returning to health after illness or debility
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Examples
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These investments have helped Massachusetts lead the nation in recovering from the recession.
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Now, with two-time All-Star Russell Martin recovering from a pulled groin muscle, Ellis is in line to be the catcher to start the season.
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He was merely a manhandler; and Bill King was something like three months in recovering from the bit of manhandling he received that afternoon on Apia beach.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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He was merely a man-handler, and Bill King was something like three months in recovering from the bit of man-handling he received that afternoon on Apia beach.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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He was merely a manhandler; and Bill King was something like three months in recovering from the bit of manhandling he received that afternoon on Apia beach.
THE HEATHEN 2010
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I was so defensive because I saw people who hated New York City, or at least didn't care very much about it, trying to act as if they were extremely invested in recovering from the attacks, or opining about the causes or effects of the attacks.
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As I understood it, the reconstruction effort was founded on the idea that the regime of Iraq had to be toppled, but that the Iraqi citizens/subjects should be helped in recovering from the war and hopefully becoming a democracy.
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“As I understood it, the reconstruction effort was founded on the idea that the regime of Iraq had to be toppled, but that the Iraqi citizens/subjects should be helped in recovering from the war and hopefully becoming a democracy.”
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Any money the Falcons recover from Vick would be credited to its future salary cap, a huge step in recovering from the loss of the team's franchise player.
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He was merely a man-handler, and Bill King was something like three months in recovering from the bit of man-handling he received that afternoon on Apia beach.
The Heathen 1914
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