as in recovery
the act or process of getting something back
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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Recent Examples of reclamation
Many pictures feature Black subjects swimming or playing in water, a subtle reclamation of a leisure activity that has historically excluded some Black Americans, and a nod to a dark history of the Middle Passage.
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Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Tua Tagovailoa could be the NFL's next quarterback reclamation project.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
And also the epic skill of it was an exercise and a reclamation of these people’s humanity.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
In addition to China, Vietnam has expanded reclamation efforts on maritime features in the Spratly Islands under its control.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Tua Tagovailoa could be the NFL's next quarterback reclamation project.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
And also the epic skill of it was an exercise and a reclamation of these people’s humanity.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
In addition to China, Vietnam has expanded reclamation efforts on maritime features in the Spratly Islands under its control.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reclamation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclamation
Noun
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Nestled in the green hills of the Pacific Palisades and just miles from the Pacific Ocean, community members gathered for an afternoon service and concert to grieve, heal and remember — remember homes lost, remember their lives before displacement and remember to find hope in recovery.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Right after the Eaton and Palisades Fires, county and city leaders promised a fast, efficient and safe recovery, but fewer than a thousand actual buildings are under construction one year later.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Criminal gang violence continues unabated following the recapture in June of the country's biggest drug lord, Adolfo Macías after his escape from a maximum-security prison in 2024.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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This one had previously been captured and released in the mainstem just below the confluence, about four miles from this recapture point.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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Her work with a body retrieval unit takes a horrific turn when the dead begin to rise.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2025
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Its most innovative effort was testing a cart retrieval program in two parts of the city, which collected 734 carts over three months.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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