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as in recaptured
to get again in one's possession
she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year
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as in rehabilitated
to make better in behavior or character
a program to reclaim juvenile offenders by requiring them to do community service
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as in recycled
to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product
after reclaiming the glycerin from used vegetable oil, you can use the oil to create a fuel that burns cleaner than regular gasoline
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Recent Examples of reclaimed
Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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
The village was occupied in June 2022 but Ukrainian forces reclaimed it later that year.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
To get to that point, Sandlin said, his company went through a rigorous process that involved submitting engineering plans and hydrology reports showing how the floodplain could be safely reclaimed.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Turning Hours Into Dollars Ultimately, most boardrooms care less about reclaimed hours than about money saved.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bugner reclaimed the European heavyweight crown in 1972 and defending it successfully four more times.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The Yankees reclaimed the lead during the unfortunate play in the fifth as Ben Rice scored from first after the ball skipped away.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Brady took advantage of the chance, and Bledsoe never reclaimed the starting job.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Lamp stands look like they have been made from reclaimed stones and baskets whilst the ceiling fan is made from mock banana leaves.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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
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
The village was occupied in June 2022 but Ukrainian forces reclaimed it later that year.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
To get to that point, Sandlin said, his company went through a rigorous process that involved submitting engineering plans and hydrology reports showing how the floodplain could be safely reclaimed.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Turning Hours Into Dollars Ultimately, most boardrooms care less about reclaimed hours than about money saved.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bugner reclaimed the European heavyweight crown in 1972 and defending it successfully four more times.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The Yankees reclaimed the lead during the unfortunate play in the fifth as Ben Rice scored from first after the ball skipped away.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Brady took advantage of the chance, and Bledsoe never reclaimed the starting job.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclaimed
Verb
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Conveniently flawed Yes, the carbon may be recaptured if trees regrow.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Little French Key rehabilitated the animals and provided them healthy diets, veterinary care and enrichment.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Aug. 2025
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Law enforcement first raided this cultivation site in 2024, but it was not rehabilitated until this year due to the presence of hazardous chemicals.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Less than 12 percent of textiles are recycled into new textiles.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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But less than 20% of it gets recycled.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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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McCray redeemed himself after being thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the ninth by unfurling an outfield assist in extra innings.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Even rich kids can be redeemed.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The singer’s twelfth studio album, which is due out October 3, has become the most pre-saved project in the history of Spotify’s countdown page feature, according to the streaming platform.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The streamer announced on Instagram that The Life of a Showgirl became the most pre-saved album Countdown Page in Spotify history.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Patel publicly discussed details including a recovered note and DNA links to items found at the scene — comments that analysts say risk violating Department of Justice norms on pretrial statements and could prompt motions to move venue or otherwise challenge the fairness of a trial.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The vault-like room with its large steel access doors held all of the recovered pieces—about 40 percent of the total orbiter—and was a departure from what NASA had done after its previous spaceflight disasters.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In her most personal work yet, Nguyen shows how togetherness and storytelling can transform grief into healing, hope and restored kinship.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Reclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclaimed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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