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  • get-well
    get-well
    adjective
    conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness.
  • get well
    get well
    Recover from illness, as in I hope you get well soon. This idiom uses well in the sense of “in good health,” a usage dating from the mid-1500s.
Synonyms

get-well

American  
[get-wel] / ˈgɛtˈwɛl /

adjective

  1. conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness.

    a get-well card.
get well Idioms  

  1. Recover from illness, as in I hope you get well soon. This idiom uses well in the sense of “in good health,” a usage dating from the mid-1500s.

Example Sentences

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“Ray is very grateful for all of the cards and get-well messages. Everything is Still Beautiful!!!!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

"Excited to see the memes. Thanks for the get-well wishes, looks worse than it is," the chancellor posted on his account on X, formerly known as Twitter.

From Reuters • Sep. 4, 2023

Young patients of the Bambino Gesù hospital, which is owned by the Holy See, drew a get-well card on Wednesday: “Don’t be afraid, we are with you,” it read.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Barbaro’s initial injury and subsequent health battle endeared him to the public, which sent get-well cards to the hospital.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2023

"You can leave get-well flowers, but you must clear the hall."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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