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 recycling process for these batteries involves a process called high-temperature metal reclamation where the batteries are sorted, cut, melted, and the metals extracted.
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Katherine Gallagher, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
The first part is about self-reclamation and flying and learning how to get your wings.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
The Rangers must identify reclamation projects who can be acquired on the cheap and possess specific skill sets and/or underlying metrics that suggest they can be cultivated into useful players.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
January is a reclamation and an invitation to rise into the life you're meant to live.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2026
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Katherine Gallagher, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
The first part is about self-reclamation and flying and learning how to get your wings.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
The Rangers must identify reclamation projects who can be acquired on the cheap and possess specific skill sets and/or underlying metrics that suggest they can be cultivated into useful players.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
January is a reclamation and an invitation to rise into the life you're meant to live.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclamation
Noun
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The animal was returned to its owner and is expected to make a full recovery, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Surgery and injury recovery are significant entry points to the river of despair that becomes opioid use disorders and addiction.—
Sterling Elliott,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The sensational nature of his escape and the substantial reward for his recapture brought in rumors from all over the state.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2026
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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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Based on real-time data, the AS/RS uses an algorithm to analyze production demand, inventory data and transport routes to determine the most efficient retrieval paths.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Jan. 2026
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Israel had conditioned the opening of the Rafah crossing and advancement to the second phase of the Gaza peace plan upon retrieval and return of all of the living and deceased hostages.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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