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
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.
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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
The odds of Democrats recapturing the Senate in next year’s midterm election are long.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
The people inside browsed through notebooks, recapturing an analog age.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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
The odds of Democrats recapturing the Senate in next year’s midterm election are long.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
The people inside browsed through notebooks, recapturing an analog age.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapturing
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Following Jesus’ death on the cross – the day that Christians around the world mark as Good Friday – the text describes two men, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, retrieving his body.—
Mary Foskett,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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Haitian police on Monday reported that several gang members were killed Monday and their weapons seized as police continued to make inroads in reclaiming parts of downtown Port-au-Prince.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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In a world that often feels fragmented and dehumanized, reclaiming this universality is an ethical act.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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The last 10 to 15 years, Zarzycki said, have produced a lot of evidence that psychological factors matter for anyone recovering from significant injury, but especially athletes.—
Ian McMahan,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Wolfe suffered a gunshot wound to the head and is recovering.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Recapturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapturing. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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