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as in regains
to get again in one's possession
she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year
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as in rehabilitates
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 recycles
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 reclaims
What To Know Within the results showing Americans' new tilt toward wanting the war to end quickly whether Ukraine reclaims lost territory or not, there is a divide along party lines.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Gabrielle Nadig, DaCosta, and Thompson herself, HEDDA emerges as both homage and reinvention—an exploration of desire and destruction that reclaims a timeless character for a new generation.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
Now, after years of carrying that hurt, Fogerty has found a measure of peace and forgiveness — with the help of his family and a new album that reclaims his past.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Curated by Elias Redstone, Kimberley Moulton, Pippa Milne, and Brendan McCleary, the exhibition reclaims photography from its colonial legacy and redefines it through community, care, and connection.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The feminist fairy tale examines the impossible expectations of motherhood, as our protagonist ― simply known as Mother ― channels her rage and reclaims her power by unleashing her animal instincts.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Sorby’s company, Pine Island Redfish, reclaims waste nutrients and repurposes them to grow salt-tolerant plants like mangroves and purslane, which play a crucial role in stabilizing coastlines and providing natural habitats for fish and other marine species.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Syre, like its predecessor in the space, reclaims polyester from textiles of all kinds, including poly-blends, regenerating the content into a pure polyester that can be used to create new fibers and yarns.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Gabrielle Nadig, DaCosta, and Thompson herself, HEDDA emerges as both homage and reinvention—an exploration of desire and destruction that reclaims a timeless character for a new generation.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
Now, after years of carrying that hurt, Fogerty has found a measure of peace and forgiveness — with the help of his family and a new album that reclaims his past.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Curated by Elias Redstone, Kimberley Moulton, Pippa Milne, and Brendan McCleary, the exhibition reclaims photography from its colonial legacy and redefines it through community, care, and connection.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The feminist fairy tale examines the impossible expectations of motherhood, as our protagonist ― simply known as Mother ― channels her rage and reclaims her power by unleashing her animal instincts.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Sorby’s company, Pine Island Redfish, reclaims waste nutrients and repurposes them to grow salt-tolerant plants like mangroves and purslane, which play a crucial role in stabilizing coastlines and providing natural habitats for fish and other marine species.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Syre, like its predecessor in the space, reclaims polyester from textiles of all kinds, including poly-blends, regenerating the content into a pure polyester that can be used to create new fibers and yarns.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclaims
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However, his most significant impact came in his community outreach work with OMNI New York, which acquires, builds, and rehabilitates affordable housing in the New York metropolitan area.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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What happens next will determine whether that effort produces lasting change — or simply recycles monopoly power from one tech giant to another.—
Christian Kroll,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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The floor washer recycles dirty water and uses fresh water to clean hard floors.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
28 Aug. 2025
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If the system retrieves academic papers, responses might become more formal.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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Tamsin, matter-of-fact, pulls on her dress and retrieves her swimsuit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Anyone who redeems this DraftKings promo will have a head-start going into Week 1 of the college football season.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps one of them emerges as the prolific goalscorer that a Premier League title-winning Chelsea team likely needs, or perhaps Maresca can create a collective alchemy that recaptures the peculiar magic of that City team in 2020-21.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Norris barely recovers to finish P9.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Altilium’s EcoCathode process recovers more than 95% of cathode metals and over 99% of graphite from battery waste.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Reclaims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclaims. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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