get-well
adjective
conveying wishes for one's recovery, as from an illness.
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get-well
American
[get-wel]
/ ˈgɛtˈwɛl /
adjective
get well
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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
He just flipped from card to card, reading the get-well messages out loud to me like bedtime stories.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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