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
Conveniently flawed Yes, the carbon may be recaptured if trees regrow.
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John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The irony is that, after a tough couple of decades, the package holiday sector had recaptured the imagination of investors once more.
—Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Another pitcher whose work could be pivotal is lefty Ryan Yarbrough, a lefty who went 16-6 as a rookie reliever for the 2018 Tampa Bay Rays but has never recaptured that form.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Prison officials discovered the error in August, and Cramer was recaptured the following day.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
But on Tuesday night, the Mets recaptured the magic of 2024.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Three men were recaptured by the end of the same day, and five more were caught weeks after the escape.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Bundy was finally recaptured in February 1978.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The irony is that, after a tough couple of decades, the package holiday sector had recaptured the imagination of investors once more.
—Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Another pitcher whose work could be pivotal is lefty Ryan Yarbrough, a lefty who went 16-6 as a rookie reliever for the 2018 Tampa Bay Rays but has never recaptured that form.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Prison officials discovered the error in August, and Cramer was recaptured the following day.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
But on Tuesday night, the Mets recaptured the magic of 2024.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Three men were recaptured by the end of the same day, and five more were caught weeks after the escape.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Bundy was finally recaptured in February 1978.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recaptured
Verb
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Messages shown to them by a roommate included references to a rifle that needed to be retrieved, wrapped in a towel.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Hearing this, John stood up, retrieved the guitar from its stand at the end of the room, brought it back, and handed it to me.—
Tom Piazza
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fact that the FBI recovered the firearm will accelerate the investigation, Chittum said, since it can be traced and tested for fingerprints and DNA evidence.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The gun and cartridges recovered are to be flown to the FBI’s main laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for the most technologically advanced forensic analysis, law enforcement sources told ABC News.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Though the phrase has been co-opted by politicians like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a pro-regime former president, to ridicule and disparage protesters, it has since been reclaimed.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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The floors will be reclaimed plastic and concrete, and the equipment in the hospital will be sparse, as there are no monitors available, Hawash-Kuemmerle said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Recaptured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recaptured. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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