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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Convalescent.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
convalesce .
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Examples
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This pales in comparison to others who are racking up 50 to 60 miles per week but I'm grateful my foot has mostly convalesced and is taking these increasing distances in stride.
Janet Turley: New York City Marathon Training: Stop Breakin' Down Janet Turley 2011
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This pales in comparison to others who are racking up 50 to 60 miles per week but I'm grateful my foot has mostly convalesced and is taking these increasing distances in stride.
Janet Turley: New York City Marathon Training: Stop Breakin' Down Janet Turley 2011
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Watson was wounded in the battle, convalesced in a military hospital at Peshawar, and made his way back to London, where, after an unspecified passage of time, was introduced to Holmes in the laboratories of St. Bart's Hospital.
A three pipe problem Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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This pales in comparison to others who are racking up 50 to 60 miles per week but I'm grateful my foot has mostly convalesced and is taking these increasing distances in stride.
Janet Turley: New York City Marathon Training: Stop Breakin' Down Janet Turley 2011
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Watson was wounded in the battle, convalesced in a military hospital at Peshawar, and made his way back to London, where, after an unspecified passage of time, was introduced to Holmes in the laboratories of St. Bart's Hospital.
Archive 2009-01-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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Washington convalesced at Mount Vernon for more than three months.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Washington convalesced at Mount Vernon for more than three months.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Washington convalesced at Mount Vernon for more than three months.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Washington convalesced at Mount Vernon for more than three months.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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In December 2008, she slipped on some ice, hit her head, and was taken to the emergency room; the Gensburgs saw she had the best doctors and convalesced in a nursing home.
The Nanny's Secret William Meyers 2012
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