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as in retrieved
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 rebounded
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 healed
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
I see you're recovering well from the accident
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as in recycled
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 recovered
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Investigators were able to conduct a limited interview of the victim before his death and responded to the scene last week and recovered evidence, Becchina said.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Loaves & Fishes will receive recovered protein and produce at no cost from Hunger at Home, which will be reimbursed for the cost of recovering and delivering the ingredients.
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
Testing proved that the recovered handgun was used in the shooting.
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Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Exhibit organizers hope hundreds of recovered trophies, jerseys and photos challenge stereotypes about Jewish athletes.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Investigators noted that the recovered person had no history of travel, blood transfusions, or organ transplants, which led officials to believe the infection was locally contracted in New York.
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Out of an abundance of caution, both master passwords and the contents of any of the recovered Dashlane vaults should be changed immediately to reduce the chance, however unlikely, that the attackers succeed in breaking the master password.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
Whatever the cause, the rotation rate observed in the recovered telemetry was not survivable.
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William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
On Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Kospi bounced back by 3% and Samsung recovered much of its losses with a 7% surge – the latest sign that Tuesday’s plunge marked a momentary dip similar to those that have recurred over recent months.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
It would have been perched on the ship’s grand staircase, and is the only one to have been recovered from the wreckage.
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Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
Both said last week that they are completely recovered and ready for training camp.
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Jon MacHota,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Graf also postponed a ruling until Friday on whether prosecutors could face sanctions for comments to the media about a bullet fragment recovered from the conservative activist's body.
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CBS News,
23 June 2026
Placer County Animal Services also recovered several pigs that escaped from the wreckage.
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Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Global markets fell after his remarks, the Times noted, but quickly recovered until the bubble burst in 2000.
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Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
On Sunday, June 14, a diving team from the Missouri State Highway Patrol recovered the 2008 Mercedes-Benz and Lieurance’s body, which reportedly had been there for several days.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Adjective
The recovered gun was previously reported stolen in southwest suburban Bedford Park.
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Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Investigators were able to conduct a limited interview of the victim before his death and responded to the scene last week and recovered evidence, Becchina said.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Loaves & Fishes will receive recovered protein and produce at no cost from Hunger at Home, which will be reimbursed for the cost of recovering and delivering the ingredients.
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
Testing proved that the recovered handgun was used in the shooting.
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Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Exhibit organizers hope hundreds of recovered trophies, jerseys and photos challenge stereotypes about Jewish athletes.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Investigators noted that the recovered person had no history of travel, blood transfusions, or organ transplants, which led officials to believe the infection was locally contracted in New York.
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Out of an abundance of caution, both master passwords and the contents of any of the recovered Dashlane vaults should be changed immediately to reduce the chance, however unlikely, that the attackers succeed in breaking the master password.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
Whatever the cause, the rotation rate observed in the recovered telemetry was not survivable.
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William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Verb
Texts, screen grabs, recordings and other records recovered from a search of Rinderknecht’s cellphones and presented in court portrayed a man who was by turns lonely and livid, angry at billionaires and ex-romantic partners while seemingly scared about his own declining mental health.
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Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
On Wednesday morning, South Korea’s Kospi bounced back by 3% and Samsung recovered much of its losses with a 7% surge – the latest sign that Tuesday’s plunge marked a momentary dip similar to those that have recurred over recent months.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
It would have been perched on the ship’s grand staircase, and is the only one to have been recovered from the wreckage.
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Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
Both said last week that they are completely recovered and ready for training camp.
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Jon MacHota,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Graf also postponed a ruling until Friday on whether prosecutors could face sanctions for comments to the media about a bullet fragment recovered from the conservative activist's body.
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CBS News,
23 June 2026
Placer County Animal Services also recovered several pigs that escaped from the wreckage.
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Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Global markets fell after his remarks, the Times noted, but quickly recovered until the bubble burst in 2000.
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Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
On Sunday, June 14, a diving team from the Missouri State Highway Patrol recovered the 2008 Mercedes-Benz and Lieurance’s body, which reportedly had been there for several days.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovered
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Spotify noted that the album is one of the most pre-saved album Countdown Pages in platform history, with more than five million presaves.
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In three regular season matches, Charlotte has held Messi to only one goal and a saved penalty.
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After a fracture, the body moves through overlapping stages of repair that include inflammation, formation of new tissue and, later, remodeling of the repaired area.
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To help prevent future settling, monitor the area weekly and add 1/2 inch or less of your soil mix as a top dressing to the repaired area.
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On Monday evening, 18-year-old suspect Bradley Scott Sayer allegedly did a walk-through of the building, retrieved a shotgun from his vehicle and fatally shot Johnson at the main door and Hull inside.
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Wallick believed Martinez-Sarmiento had retrieved a weapon from a car and was going to menace others outside the nightclub, the district attorney’s office said.
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Apple — Shares bucked the tech sell-off trend and rebounded slightly after Apple’s stock had its worst day in over a year on Thursday.
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After all travel dropped during the pandemic, most transit agencies rebounded slowly, but long-distance bus and rail ridership shot back up.
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While the nose is generally considered healed around the one-year mark, that timeline can stretch to 18 months or longer depending on the person.
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Now that she's fully healed, Karen is thrilled with her appearance.
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Normally, this hot water is simply disposed off into a larger body of water and recycled, which is a waste of energy.
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Frequently informal and poorly regulated, both virgin and recycled polyester supply chains can expose workers to severe human-rights risks, including harassment, violence and abuse.
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Under a country club contract signed in 1988, the district supplies the club with reclaimed water from its sewage plant to irrigate its two golf courses, the report said.
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Fashioned out of reclaimed timber from a 19th-century barn, the cabins have no TVs, just floor-to-ceiling windows facing north across the valley.
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Give Yourself Time To Become A Leader Remember that the transformation from founder to leader is an ongoing process, not a fixed state.
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After nearly a decade of a life spent entirely on the road with no fixed home address, travel writer Katie Lockhart has finally put down roots—in the remote Faroe Islands.
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“Recovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovered. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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