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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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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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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
Sunday, February 9 Andre Howard, a then-10-year-old who was one of the two dozen people hurt in Northeast Philadelphia, celebrates the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs while recovering in the hospital.
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Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Israel also returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Thursday, days after recovering the remains of the last Israeli hostage, a Gaza Health Ministry official said, according to the AP.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Kyle was initially treated for bite wounds to his neck and chest and recovered well.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The remains of the final hostage in Gaza were recovered early this week.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Israel also returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Thursday, days after recovering the remains of the last Israeli hostage, a Gaza Health Ministry official said, according to the AP.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Kyle was initially treated for bite wounds to his neck and chest and recovered well.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The remains of the final hostage in Gaza were recovered early this week.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recover
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Bediako, a 7-footer who is suing the NCAA in an attempt to regain college eligibility despite leaving school and entering the NBA Draft, played his third game with Alabama and first on the road.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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The film tells the story of the Lakota people’s fight to regain control of South Dakota’s Black Hills — land that is sacred to them and which was seized by the government in 1876.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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Dixon has said in the past the Horned Frogs have challenged him to be more of a factor rebounding and on the defensive end.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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Several of the state’s commuter rail services, including Metro-North’s New Haven Line, have struggled to rebound to their pre-pandemic ridership.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Lighter damage often heals easily on its own, but deeper burns destroy both surface and deeper tissues.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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Thank you for being a safe and healing space when it was needed.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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Norwegian Volunteer Aid has sent salmon-fishing nets that would normally be recycled after use.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Keep just a small functional set of reusable bags and then recycle or donate the rest immediately.—
Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
31 Jan. 2026
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Egg rushes to retrieve Dunk, who finds Aerion and his men destroying the puppet show, with Aerion even breaking Tanselle’s fingers, causing Dunk to snap and start beating on the prince before the guards are able to restrain him.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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The email from O’Keefe also suggested that the company’s general manager, Neil Li, who later died in the explosion, could come and retrieve tons of fireworks seized in Commerce, California and truck them 426 miles to Esparto.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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And prices rallied 24% in 2020 as the pandemic upended the global economic status quo.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The moment the video hit the site, their fans rallied behind them and started to review-bomb the Hollywood Comedy club.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kiki Rice had 17 points and seven assists and Lauren Betts scored 16 points as the Bruins (21-1, 11-0 Big Ten) remained the only undefeated team in conference play while improving to 10-0 at home.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Next, the researchers aim to improve their technique further, with the goal of predicting not only when solar activity will intensify, but also where on the sun’s surface active regions are likely to form.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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An inmate has been recaptured after escaping from a Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office laundry facility on Tuesday, the second escape from custody this week.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cotton also cited studies by Columbia University and others that say a significant amount of benzene and VOCs still leak from fueling stations despite equipment designed to recapture vapors.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Recover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recover. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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