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
The odds of Democrats recapturing the Senate in next year’s midterm election are long.
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Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
The people inside browsed through notebooks, recapturing an analog age.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Or Wilson could be the next Sam Darnold or Geno Smith, a quarterback leaving the New York Jets and recapturing a good career.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Also, a romance arc was added to the legal realism, which led to the filming in Hong Kong, recapturing scenes of a previous meeting between Lee and Mun’s characters.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
The people inside browsed through notebooks, recapturing an analog age.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Or Wilson could be the next Sam Darnold or Geno Smith, a quarterback leaving the New York Jets and recapturing a good career.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Also, a romance arc was added to the legal realism, which led to the filming in Hong Kong, recapturing scenes of a previous meeting between Lee and Mun’s characters.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapturing
Verb
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Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Successfully retrieving the QuietComforts from the case is a chore.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Climbing organizations led by people of color aren’t creating something new—they’re reclaiming something that was always theirs.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Each round felt like a step toward reclaiming himself.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, the left-handed starter — who is recovering from a left rotator-cuff strain — made another rehab start with Triple-A Omaha.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Recapturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapturing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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