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
Beyond Toews reclamation of his game, Winnipeg is enduring injuries to Cole Perfetti, Adam Lowry, and Dylan Samberg.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Perhaps a team with a track record of success in reclamation projects could find a role for him on their big league roster.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The reclamation of coffee Other business owners are working to honor coffee’s African roots and increase interest among Black consumers.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
But a reclamation album is better, whether or not the critics really keep a category title handy for that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Perhaps a team with a track record of success in reclamation projects could find a role for him on their big league roster.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The reclamation of coffee Other business owners are working to honor coffee’s African roots and increase interest among Black consumers.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
But a reclamation album is better, whether or not the critics really keep a category title handy for that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclamation
Noun
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Bitcoin is struggling to stage a meaningful recovery after last month’s stumble, with signs of fatigue continuing to mount across crypto markets.—
Sidhartha Shukla,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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After pigment recovery, remaining biomass is turned into organic fertilizer.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On Facebook, Westergaard thanked the people of Yemassee for their support during the recapture mission.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Because of the state recapture policy, the school district must share property tax revenues with less affluent districts across Texas.—
Charles Baggarly
October 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
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Then there’s Coco Gauff, whose incredible retrieval and defensive skills make up for her relative lack of firepower compared to Rybakina and Anisimova.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Two, how is a glass jar of fig jam supposed to plummet from its shelf without cracking disastrously before retrieval?—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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