reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən 
: the act or process of reclaiming: such as
b
: restoration to use : recovery
Examples of reclamation in a Sentence
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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The Clippers, though, could get on those reclamation plans with two home games against two Western Conference teams that have their own share of problems.
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Janis Carr, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025
Today, neither side has a clear path for victory as the Sudanese Armed Forces' successful reclamation of the capital Khartoum earlier this year was followed last month by the Rapid Support Forces establishing its dominance in Darfur and pushing toward the Kordofan region.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This is a coach who has a 25-20 record with Jones (a reclamation project), Garden Minshew II (a good backup) and Anthony Richardson (a raw youngster) as his starting QBs and who had much success with Rivers, Justin Herbert and Jaylen Hurts as an assistant coach.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
The simmering post-Thanksgiving turkey stock is a meditation, a cleansing, a gentle reclamation of the home.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Janis Carr, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025
Today, neither side has a clear path for victory as the Sudanese Armed Forces' successful reclamation of the capital Khartoum earlier this year was followed last month by the Rapid Support Forces establishing its dominance in Darfur and pushing toward the Kordofan region.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This is a coach who has a 25-20 record with Jones (a reclamation project), Garden Minshew II (a good backup) and Anthony Richardson (a raw youngster) as his starting QBs and who had much success with Rivers, Justin Herbert and Jaylen Hurts as an assistant coach.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
The simmering post-Thanksgiving turkey stock is a meditation, a cleansing, a gentle reclamation of the home.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reclamation
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclamation. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌrek-lə-ˈmā-shən
: the act or process of reclaiming : the state of being reclaimed
Legal Definition
reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən
1
: the act or process of reclaiming
the reclamation of goods delivered to an insolvent buyer
2
: a right to reclaim (as under commercial law)
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