as in regaining
to get again in one's possession
our team managed to recapture the ball after the fumble
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Recent Examples of recapturing
And history suggests that returning is one thing, but recapturing the same intensity of viewership and fandom is another.
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Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
More than a century later the Yaʿrubid dynasty drove the Portuguese from the Omani coast, recapturing Muscat in 1650 and then occupying Portuguese settlements in the Persian Gulf and East African coastal regions.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Orlando has won seven in a row by relying on its newfound offensive identity from this season and by recapturing its defensive one from the past.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
That includes 15 Democrats, who are leaving despite their party’s increasing odds of recapturing the House next November.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
After recapturing Jerusalem’s holy temple, which had been defiled by the occupiers, the Maccabees searched for pure oil to light the menorah.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent rulings from courts in several states could boost Democrats’ chances of recapturing the House majority and keep them from having to spend considerable funds defending their normal battleground incumbents and new competitive seats drawn by gerrymandering.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2025
Alongside contemporaries including Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Maxwell, the neo-soul class focused on recapturing the live, thick instrumentation, rich songwriting and weighted, passionate delivery of its nominal genre predecessor.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
With the current administration's focus on securing domestic energy, materials, and recapturing semiconductor production market share this rally will not rally in a linear upward direction.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
More than a century later the Yaʿrubid dynasty drove the Portuguese from the Omani coast, recapturing Muscat in 1650 and then occupying Portuguese settlements in the Persian Gulf and East African coastal regions.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Orlando has won seven in a row by relying on its newfound offensive identity from this season and by recapturing its defensive one from the past.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
That includes 15 Democrats, who are leaving despite their party’s increasing odds of recapturing the House next November.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
After recapturing Jerusalem’s holy temple, which had been defiled by the occupiers, the Maccabees searched for pure oil to light the menorah.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent rulings from courts in several states could boost Democrats’ chances of recapturing the House majority and keep them from having to spend considerable funds defending their normal battleground incumbents and new competitive seats drawn by gerrymandering.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2025
Alongside contemporaries including Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Maxwell, the neo-soul class focused on recapturing the live, thick instrumentation, rich songwriting and weighted, passionate delivery of its nominal genre predecessor.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
With the current administration's focus on securing domestic energy, materials, and recapturing semiconductor production market share this rally will not rally in a linear upward direction.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapturing
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The China National Space Administration, in contrast, has spent the past few years landing rovers on the far side of the moon and retrieving moon rocks for study.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Failing to establish and maintain effective methods to identify and evaluate hazards related to retrieving, transporting, storing, and handling explosive ordnance, including grenades.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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For loved ones, the ceremony is not only about mourning, but about reclaiming Tianah's story from the violence that ended it.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The duo will focus on the topic of reclaiming, which also happens to be the title of Lewinsky’s new podcast.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Those injuries compounded a rotation that was already without Justin Steele, who is recovering from elbow surgery last season and is expected back early in the summer, and depth option Jordan Wicks, who is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Iowa on Saturday.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Invictus Games are a Paralympic-style competition for wounded and recovering service members and veterans from around the world.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Recapturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapturing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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