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as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys
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as in to rebound
to regain a former or normal state
after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory
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as in to heal
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
I see you're recovering well from the accident
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Recent Examples of recover
Only a few are mainly brown and may not recover.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Down 3-0, Scott recovered to go five innings, striking out eight hitters.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
He was then transferred to Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City to recover from the amputation.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Joyce, who is recovering from shoulder surgery, pitched in a game for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday, hitting 101 mph.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Down 3-0, Scott recovered to go five innings, striking out eight hitters.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
He was then transferred to Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City to recover from the amputation.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Joyce, who is recovering from shoulder surgery, pitched in a game for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday, hitting 101 mph.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recover
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The goal is to provide clothing, connections, and support for people to regain confidence and ultimately career success.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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While the Sky are looking to rebound from a 10-34 season, the Dream went 30-14 last season and Reese’s growing offensive game, along with her strength on the boards, only adds to their championship hopes.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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More shots on goal means more chaos and rebounds around the net.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Salt water contains healing minerals and the sensation of immersing yourself in water has been found to be relaxing.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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In some places, the scars haven’t healed.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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And while polystyrene is not commonly recycled in Connecticut, manufacturers say the technologies are available to reuse foam container material for other products.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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That involves much more than simply feeding space passengers, giving them air and recycling their waste into water and food—things that NASA and other space agencies already have some experience with.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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But it was retrieved and Oaks Christian’s runner was tagged out at the plate trying to score, ending the game.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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Peterson was cruising through the first three, however, the Nationals rallied for seven runs in the fourth to set up the blowout.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rallied 1% and topped its prior all-time high to close out its best month in more than five years.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Columbia recruit improves career-record total to 791 strikeouts.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Often, Bell wrote, desegregation turned out not to be the fastest or surest method to improve these children’s school experience.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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At various points this offseason, Campbell stated his desire to add competition in an effort to recapture the hunger of his early Lions teams.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The inmates, whose ages ranged from 19 to 42, were all eventually recaptured by October.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Recover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recover. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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