get-well
adjective
conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness.
get-well
American
[get-wel]
/ ˈgɛtˈwɛl /
adjective
get well
Idioms
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New Zealand’s players sent him an All Blacks jersey signed by all the players as a get-well and New Zealand center Anton Lienert-Brown visited Malan in the hospital.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
"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
I over-thanked him the next day when I delivered a get-well gift, and asked him why.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 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
“Her favorite was the one about the best get-well cards to get. Did you ever hear that one—what’d you say your name was?”
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
The rules required people to get sicker to qualify to get well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Whatever the case, an ailing housing market is not going to get well anytime soon.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
However, she believes medication may have helped her get well enough to engage with other kinds of treatment.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
But he kept trying to get well enough to get back onstage for the sake of his loyal fans.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025
And I was about to get well of that.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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