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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
Unfortunately, Travis was not able to recover from the devastating injury, and is now retiring from football.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Harris County divers recovered the bodies of the mother and daughter from the water, which is about six or seven feet deep.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
They are all expected to fully recover, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare officials said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Six patients who were hospitalized in relation to the shooting are in stable condition and expected to fully recover, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said Friday.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Harris County divers recovered the bodies of the mother and daughter from the water, which is about six or seven feet deep.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
They are all expected to fully recover, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare officials said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Six patients who were hospitalized in relation to the shooting are in stable condition and expected to fully recover, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said Friday.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recover
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Williams-Paisley regained her ability to speak out loud again immediately following the surgery.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Banchero hit his first three 3s and posted 19 points in the first half to help the Magic regain the lead.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2025
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Even commercial real estate has rebounded while taxi trips have increased by 20%.—
Brian Fritsch,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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But with tariff and recession concerns gripping the market, deal activity has not rebounded as much as expected during the president’s first few months in office.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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Sending healing energy to Alijah and hoping he’s fully restored soon!—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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On May 2, the Venus-Neptune conjunction offers a chance to meet someone in a more honest, healing way.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
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The company had met its zero-waste promise by the end of 2021, with its packaging fully recycled, recyclable or reusable.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 May 2025
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With 430 million tons of plastic waste generated annually and less than 10% of it recycled, the plastic crisis is out of control.—
Tim Clark,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Trend Micro said that the de-obfuscated script in the ransom note executed a PowerShell command which performs a multi-stage operation: retrieving a ransomware loader (cwiper.exe), ktool.exe and other PowerShell scripts.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Lawyers for Khalil disputed the government’s account of the situation and said Khalil’s wife went into their apartment to retrieve his Green Card only for the agents to arrest him.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Groups will be marching on streets, rallying in communities, protesting on the local level at congressional offices, hanging banners and staging walk-ins in front of schools.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Friends of Karen began when Sheila Petersen rallied community support to help the MacInnes family care for their terminally ill daughter, Karen.—
Friends of Karen,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The move is an escalation in an ongoing battle over fluoride, which effectively prevents dental cavities and improves oral health.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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He’s had to be patient this season while training under Stanley, a new coach who wanted to improve Dezeurn’s stride.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Alas, recapturing that magic on the movie screen has proved elusive.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Remember, when the market crashed in 1929, the Dow would not recapture its Roaring ’20s high until 1954.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Recover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recover. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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