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recover

verb

ri-ˈkə-vər How to pronounce recover (audio)
Definition of recovernext
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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4
as in to recycle
to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product the process of recovering aluminum from old cans

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Recent Examples of recover Officials said a good Samaritan vessel also stepped in, rescuing the 15-year-old survivor and recovering the bodies of the two deceased mariners from the water. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 One of the golf cars was recovered, and police said a box truck left the site from the alley, police said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Ivonne Sanchez, who worked in emergency medical services recovering and identifying bodies, was injured twice — both at Ground Zero and decades later. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 In recent years, the agency has reforested only about 1% of woodlands that are unlikely to recover on their own. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recover
  1. regain
  2. rebound
  3. heal
  4. recycle
  5. retrieve
  6. rally
  7. improve
  8. recapture
Verb
  • The trustees sued to regain control; the case went all the way to the Supreme Court.
    — Jacob Weisberg, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The efforts of the anti-gang force, Ramdin said, are essential to regain territories, help the government reestablish public services and keep them from gang control.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of regain
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  • Williams, meanwhile, has rebounded from the worst start of his season to deliver a pair of gems.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebound
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  • Matthews is fully healed after a long summer and recently hosted McKenna for dinner.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Similarly for Denver, is Bo Nix all healed and ready to take Mahomes’ mantle as king of the division?
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of heal
Verb
  • Since some businesses don’t regularly recycle, those bins tend to be emptier.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • For years, without exception, Dallas recycled former head coaches for that role.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of recycle
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  • However, as more cores were retrieved from around the globe, and with advances in genetics, the temperature hypothesis didn’t hold up.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Doing this will retrieve sources with the additional keyword in the text and omit any that did not contain that keyword.
    — Kristen Finch, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of retrieve
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  • The two-day event at the American Airlines Center is the first of its kind and has been touted as a way to rally the base ahead of the midterm elections, when Republicans are hoping to stave off losses in the House and Senate.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As the price of copper has rallied sharply, traders, hedge funds and other speculators tend to pile into the market to try and make a profit, Meir said.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of rally
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  • The developers say automating pollination could reduce the need for manual labor, lower breeding costs, and improve the efficiency of hybrid breeding.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Back in 2004, the Chargers improved from 31st in points allowed to 11th after the arrival of new defensive coordinator Wade Phillips.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of improve
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  • Simulator evaluations of missile operators, maintenance activities conducted under pressure, and a complex scenario requiring security forces to recapture a launch facility.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Dodgers hope that by playing him semi-regularly and mixing in consistent rest, Ohtani can recapture his feel at the plate while staying healthy enough to be a force come October.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Recover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recover. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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