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
After a relatively down campaign for the Blue Jays in the regular season, Scherzer recaptured some of his old form in a strong outing against the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The Bears recaptured the lead with a wide-open 54-yard TD reception from Ty Salas, but Birdville struck back with a 4-yard TD pass from Wells to Montoya to take a 21-20 lead into the break.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Of course, the initial buzz surrounding A Little Prayer could not be fully recaptured so long after its premiere — there’s a reason that big festival buys almost always result in releases within a year.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Then the film cuts to a scene in which Leigh visits Jeffrey in prison shortly after he’s recaptured.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025
Atteberry was among those who survived and was recaptured.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Oct. 2025
Three of the escapees were recaptured in New Orleans later that same day, and all but two had been taken into custody by the end of May.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Three men were recaptured within hours, and six more were caught in the weeks after the escape, including two who were found more than 300 miles away in Huntsville, Texas.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
With its $13 billion Endeavor deal now firmly closed, the private-equity firm has recaptured its knack for popping up in interesting times.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The Bears recaptured the lead with a wide-open 54-yard TD reception from Ty Salas, but Birdville struck back with a 4-yard TD pass from Wells to Montoya to take a 21-20 lead into the break.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Of course, the initial buzz surrounding A Little Prayer could not be fully recaptured so long after its premiere — there’s a reason that big festival buys almost always result in releases within a year.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Then the film cuts to a scene in which Leigh visits Jeffrey in prison shortly after he’s recaptured.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025
Atteberry was among those who survived and was recaptured.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Oct. 2025
Three of the escapees were recaptured in New Orleans later that same day, and all but two had been taken into custody by the end of May.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Three men were recaptured within hours, and six more were caught in the weeks after the escape, including two who were found more than 300 miles away in Huntsville, Texas.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
With its $13 billion Endeavor deal now firmly closed, the private-equity firm has recaptured its knack for popping up in interesting times.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recaptured
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The secret bases helped the family live undetected until police finally tracked Phillips down in the early hours of September 8, and retrieved the children from deep within the forest.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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There also did not appear to be many hawkers, who stand on the sidewalk with binders filled with photographs of different items that are later retrieved from a storefront, storage bin or other location upon request.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The sled, which is later recovered from the water, allows engineers to evaluate the system’s performance and stress tolerance without risking an actual aircraft.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jones was found with more than $5,200 in his possession and a backpack recovered on Madison had $8,300 in cash in it.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Haynes has been the lead back for most of the season and reclaimed that role Saturday.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Kings staged an 11-2 run to take a 101-97 lead on a 3-pointer by Sabonis, but the Lakers quickly reclaimed the lead following back-to-back 3-pointers by Reaves.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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