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
The Padres have gotten promising results from two reclamation projects in Walker Buehler and Germán Márquez, veterans who used to lead pitching staffs before Tommy John surgery waylaid them the past couple seasons.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
The film follows Rachel, now preparing to run the 2025 Boston Marathon as a reclamation of self, to prove that though her reality has changed, her essence remains the same.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Colorado’s tandem was something of a reclamation project, with Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood once jockeying around a New Jersey Devils organization that was looking high and low for goaltending.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
This grand procession of Edmonia’s work is an act of reclamation—a gathering in her name that shouts through stone and into the eons.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
The film follows Rachel, now preparing to run the 2025 Boston Marathon as a reclamation of self, to prove that though her reality has changed, her essence remains the same.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Colorado’s tandem was something of a reclamation project, with Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood once jockeying around a New Jersey Devils organization that was looking high and low for goaltending.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
This grand procession of Edmonia’s work is an act of reclamation—a gathering in her name that shouts through stone and into the eons.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclamation
Noun
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Excluding unhoused people from public spaces reinforces stigma and weakens the social bonds that support stability and recovery.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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In the second game, Fields had a rushing touchdown and defensive end Donte Campbell had a fumble recovery for a touchdown.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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This elegant Victorian-Era resort in Elkhart Lake recaptures the days when guests wore starched collars and flowing skirts while rowing boats on Elkhart Lake.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
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If the property included components subject to section 1245, or if there was accelerated depreciation or special depreciation on certain improvements, some portion of the gain could be ordinary income recapture instead.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Mixing everything into one embedding space forces your highest-value information to compete with noise for retrieval slots.—
Perseus Yang,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Casey made the decision to have a child through the use of postmortem or posthumous sperm retrieval, or PSR, collecting Dylan's sperm shortly after his death and transferring those samples to an in vitro fertilization clinic.—
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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