road to recovery

noun phrase

: the process of becoming healthy again
She had a stroke recently but is on the road to recovery.

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Ky Bush begins road to recovery after Tommy John surgery Bush knew something was wrong after throwing a pitch during live batting practice a week before the Sox reported to camp. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 California is working swiftly to ensure survivors from these devastating firestorms can begin their road to recovery. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Even more heartbreaking is knowing the road to recovery will be long. Katie Bain, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025 The scope of devastation from the pair of major wildfires still burning in the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains is becoming clearer as the region’s long road to recovery begins to take shape. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for road to recovery

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“Road to recovery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20to%20recovery. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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