Meaning & use

Recoveries

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instances of returning to a normal state of health, strength, or success after a difficulty

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Doctors were encouraged by the patient's steady recoveries after each surgery.

Economists debated how quickly recoveries from recessions typically occur.

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Widely used across medicine, economics, and sports to describe the process of returning from a setback to a healthy or stable condition.

Words with a similar meaning

comebacksrebounds

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Words with an opposite meaning

relapsesdeclines

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