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
That includes 15 Democrats, who are leaving despite their party’s increasing odds of recapturing the House next November.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapturing
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David Marshall, the chief nursing executive at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, said the 900-bed hospital started using Moxi two years ago to help with backend work, such as moving linens and retrieving medication and patient belongings.—
Katherine Moynihan,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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While the victim is retrieving the money, a second suspect quickly removes the ATM card from the machine and replaces it with a counterfeit card that closely resembles the original.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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By publicly reclaiming her identity, Pelicot sparked a global reckoning about rape culture, consent and accountability.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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His passion for cinema is driven by a need to center the Hawaiian perspective, reclaiming narratives and dismantling long-standing stereotypes.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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The findings, published in the journal Nature, reveal a world recovering from devastation and teeming with strange, soft-bodied creatures whose delicate features were frozen in stone with astonishing detail.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Postpartum massage caters to the needs of parents who are recovering from childbirth and are dealing with the challenges of newborn care.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Recapturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapturing. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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