1
as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys
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2
as in to rebound
to regain a former or normal state
after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory
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3
as in to heal
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
I see you're recovering well from the accident
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Recent Examples of recover
Materials for fireworks and explosives were also recovered at the teen's house.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Patterson herself became ill after eating the meal but recovered, maintaining she was devastated by the deaths and had done nothing wrong.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Terrel Bernard recovered at the Baltimore 30.
—Associated Press, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The move is meant to help people start recovering quickly while reducing financial stress on property owners, City Administrator Jim Archambo told members of the council.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Patterson herself became ill after eating the meal but recovered, maintaining she was devastated by the deaths and had done nothing wrong.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Terrel Bernard recovered at the Baltimore 30.
—Associated Press, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The move is meant to help people start recovering quickly while reducing financial stress on property owners, City Administrator Jim Archambo told members of the council.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recover
Verb
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fogerty’s battles in and out of court over the years to try to regain control of his music were a frequent topic of the speeches during the event, not least of all his own.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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The publisher has rebounded from its mid-2010s struggles.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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But unlike in his last start in Cincinnati, Tong couldn’t rebound from the early adversity.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The glue is also biodegradable, meaning the body absorbs it as the bone heals, so no second surgery is needed to remove implants.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Marty then catches up with each member of Spinal Tap, who are still healing up from their concert wounds and are back at their old jobs when the film started.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The exhibition highlights the beauty of recycling ordinary materials.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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Reducing waste Oklo and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) are considering a partnership where Oklo would recycle TVA’s used nuclear fuel.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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The rocks Perseverance has spent years collecting are of high interest to NASA and the European Space Agency, which hopes to one day soon retrieve the samples and bring them back to Earth before humans themselves venture to the Red Planet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the importance of clicks, impressions, bounce rates and other familiar metrics slipping, focus should instead shift to those that give insights into how machines retrieve data, evaluate it, and take action.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sabathia loved seeing how the team rallied to make the kid’s night even more special than just being the lucky recipient of a home run ball.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Mission Viejo’s football team erupted for 17 points in the fourth quarter Friday to rally past host Lincoln of San Diego 34-24 in a clash of top public school programs in Southern California.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Canales’ first year came with little-to-no expectations, and the team improved three games from rock bottom (2-15 in 2023).—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The series builds on The Star's efforts to improve coverage of local communities.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conveniently flawed Yes, the carbon may be recaptured if trees regrow.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The irony is that, after a tough couple of decades, the package holiday sector had recaptured the imagination of investors once more.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Recover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recover. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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