as in regained
to get again in one's possession
our team managed to recapture the ball after the fumble
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Recent Examples of recaptured
Each snake released was fitted with a microchip, which can be used to identify it in the future if it is encountered or recaptured.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.
—CBS News, 3 June 2026
Data center context and competitive pressure The server CPU market has shifted considerably since AMD’s EPYC Milan recaptured meaningful share from Intel in the early 2020s.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Khartoum has largely been spared attacks by the RSF since it was recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces last year, but the capital has recently seen sporadic strikes.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
The inmates, whose ages ranged from 19 to 42, were all eventually recaptured by October.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Talley then fled naked from the hospital and soon was recaptured.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
In 2003, a western lowland gorilla broke out of his enclosure at Franklin Park Zoo, bolted into the streets of Boston and injured a 2-year-old girl before being recaptured.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Early in the year, Carlsson was a potent offensive engine and has recaptured that form when his linemates have permitted it.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.
—CBS News, 3 June 2026
Data center context and competitive pressure The server CPU market has shifted considerably since AMD’s EPYC Milan recaptured meaningful share from Intel in the early 2020s.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Khartoum has largely been spared attacks by the RSF since it was recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces last year, but the capital has recently seen sporadic strikes.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
The inmates, whose ages ranged from 19 to 42, were all eventually recaptured by October.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Talley then fled naked from the hospital and soon was recaptured.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
In 2003, a western lowland gorilla broke out of his enclosure at Franklin Park Zoo, bolted into the streets of Boston and injured a 2-year-old girl before being recaptured.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Early in the year, Carlsson was a potent offensive engine and has recaptured that form when his linemates have permitted it.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recaptured
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The massive retail store spans more than a city block and is stocked with 7,000-plus items each day—all recovered from luggage that was never retrieved from the airport.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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The original video of that game had been damaged and lost for some time, but then, after many years, it was retrieved and painstakingly restored—incompletely, but just enough to get the gist, as with the Dead Sea Scrolls or the Gnostic gospels.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Verb
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On Sunday, June 14, a diving team from the Missouri State Highway Patrol recovered the 2008 Mercedes-Benz and Lieurance’s body, which reportedly had been there for several days.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office marine unit recovered the body, who was later identified as the missing person, Liverpool.—
Sofia Saric
June 16,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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The Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria has reclaimed 450 acres of ancestral land in Butte County after roughly seven years of negotiations.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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The company reclaimed rights to Monopoly after its Universal deal expired, with producer Randall Emmett briefly attempting to get a Monopoly movie off the ground thereafter.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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“Recaptured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recaptured. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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