recirculate
verb
re·cir·cu·late
(ˌ)rē-ˈsər-kyə-ˌlāt 
recirculated; recirculating; recirculates
1
: to circulate or cause to circulate again
According to the organization, between two and four times more money recirculates in the local community when people shop at small businesses.—
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Christina HepnerThe system will recirculate 99 percent of the water that enters the tanks …—Nick McCrea
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: to circulate continuously
Along a slope, a peaceful water feature surrounded by rocks offers the tranquil sounds of water recirculating between two ponds.—Kelli Adanick
Kelli AdanickHe uses an American Hydroponics system that recirculates water and nutrients through the plants' root systems, allowing them to grow without soil.—Alana Melanson
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Today, the company serves photographers and videographers across the UK, US and Europe, recirculating more than 615,000 cameras, lenses and accessories every year to keep equipment in use for longer and creativity flowing.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
The geothermal that individual homeowners mainly use, and the geothermal system planned for the New Haven project, run liquid — treated with an anti-freeze type substance — through a loop that recirculates the liquid.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Owned by French engineering firm Technip Energies, Reju uses proprietary recycling technology co-developed with IBM Research to recover, regenerate and recirculate textile waste, starting with polyester.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Probing matter, antimatter, and supernovae Once one of the cryostats is filled, external pumps will continuously recirculate the liquid argon through a purification system.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
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Photovogue, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
The geothermal that individual homeowners mainly use, and the geothermal system planned for the New Haven project, run liquid — treated with an anti-freeze type substance — through a loop that recirculates the liquid.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Owned by French engineering firm Technip Energies, Reju uses proprietary recycling technology co-developed with IBM Research to recover, regenerate and recirculate textile waste, starting with polyester.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Probing matter, antimatter, and supernovae Once one of the cryostats is filled, external pumps will continuously recirculate the liquid argon through a purification system.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for recirculate
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“Recirculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recirculate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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