as in reclamations
the act or process of getting something back
the recovery of the sunken boat took over a week
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Recent Examples of recoveries
Winds are expected to be north to northeast winds will increase overnight to15 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph on the ridges and humidity recoveries on the ridges are only expected to be around 20 to 40% Thursday morning.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Out of the 550 cases of the disease confirmed as of Sunday, there have been 101 deaths and 19 recoveries, according to the latest situation report late Monday.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
The team wants to do as few recoveries as possible this summer.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Princess Kate then headed to the art room to meet resident artist Patricia Mountford and joined an art session with patients there, hearing about how creative expression has helped their recoveries.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Swift recoveries also tend to overshoot.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Bryant, an Under Armour All-American, had 79 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, six fumble recoveries and one interception as a junior.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
Environmental stewardship of the 350,000-acre Grumeti Reserve has amplified viable habitat for Serengeti’s wildlife and nurtured population recoveries of species like elephant and buffalo.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The 26-year-old is active in hoovering up danger — clocking up his fair share of tackles and interceptions — but also reads the game well with a high volume of ball recoveries to get his side back on the front foot.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Out of the 550 cases of the disease confirmed as of Sunday, there have been 101 deaths and 19 recoveries, according to the latest situation report late Monday.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
The team wants to do as few recoveries as possible this summer.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Princess Kate then headed to the art room to meet resident artist Patricia Mountford and joined an art session with patients there, hearing about how creative expression has helped their recoveries.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Swift recoveries also tend to overshoot.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Bryant, an Under Armour All-American, had 79 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, six fumble recoveries and one interception as a junior.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
Environmental stewardship of the 350,000-acre Grumeti Reserve has amplified viable habitat for Serengeti’s wildlife and nurtured population recoveries of species like elephant and buffalo.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The 26-year-old is active in hoovering up danger — clocking up his fair share of tackles and interceptions — but also reads the game well with a high volume of ball recoveries to get his side back on the front foot.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoveries
Noun
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Thanks to reclamations like Mary Gabriel’s book Ninth Street Women and retrospectives of their work, Lee and Elaine are better known today as artists than artists’ wives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
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Chater, at the time, spearheaded one of the earliest land reclamations along Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, which eventually became the city’s Central business district.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This elegant Victorian-Era resort in Elkhart Lake recaptures the days when guests wore starched collars and flowing skirts while rowing boats on Elkhart Lake.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
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Decades after Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata helped enshrine a plucky Nova Scotian orphan in the minds of Japanese and international audiences, a new Anne of Green Gables adaptation recaptures that story’s appeal.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Jets’ power play scored 21 fewer goals this time around, failing to generate the motion, the number of attack pathways, the puck retrievals or the zone time of the previous year’s group.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The professional athlete, in total, has had four D&Cs, a surgical procedure often performed after a miscarriage during which the cervix is dilated so that abnormal tissue can be removed from the uterine lining, per Johns Hopkins Medicine, six failed IVF transfers and eight egg retrievals.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Recoveries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoveries. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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