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as in retrieving
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 rebounding
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 healing
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 recycling
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 recovering
Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 31 Jan. 2023
She was taken to a hospital with punctures and lacerations and is stable and recovering.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
Instead of ignoring that muscle or ligament strain, see a qualified health care provider and expect to spend a few weeks to a month or more recovering, depending on the severity of the injury, your age and other factors.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022
Your Socialist Government spending flooded a recovering post COVID economy and created inflation!
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 8 June 2022
The Omaha police officer shot twice by a shoplifting suspect at Nebraska’s largest mall Friday is stable and recovering, police announced Saturday.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2021
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
After surviving and recovering his armor, Fett assists Din before returning to Jabba’s Palace and taking over the late Hutt’s former operations.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
The company’s valuation began recovering within several years.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
Malak was recovering in the hospital.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Recognizing her struggle, a nurse shared her own history of recovering from opioid addiction.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 May 2026
Dive teams, including members of the volunteer California Recovery Divers group, assisted in recovering the vehicle and confirming that nobody else was in it.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Hong Kong is still recovering from the reputational damage from lengthy COVID-zero policies which effectively closed off international travel for years.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Adjective
Plus, its 3-hour battery life means less charging, and more recovering.
—Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 31 Jan. 2023
She was taken to a hospital with punctures and lacerations and is stable and recovering.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
Instead of ignoring that muscle or ligament strain, see a qualified health care provider and expect to spend a few weeks to a month or more recovering, depending on the severity of the injury, your age and other factors.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022
Your Socialist Government spending flooded a recovering post COVID economy and created inflation!
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 8 June 2022
The Omaha police officer shot twice by a shoplifting suspect at Nebraska’s largest mall Friday is stable and recovering, police announced Saturday.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2021
Verb
The same goes for Clarke Schmidt, who is recovering from his own Tommy John surgery.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
After surviving and recovering his armor, Fett assists Din before returning to Jabba’s Palace and taking over the late Hutt’s former operations.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
The company’s valuation began recovering within several years.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
Malak was recovering in the hospital.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Recognizing her struggle, a nurse shared her own history of recovering from opioid addiction.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 May 2026
Dive teams, including members of the volunteer California Recovery Divers group, assisted in recovering the vehicle and confirming that nobody else was in it.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Hong Kong is still recovering from the reputational damage from lengthy COVID-zero policies which effectively closed off international travel for years.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovering
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Without better reporting, lawmakers and analysts will have to act with incomplete knowledge, essentially guessing effective tax rates based on limited and sometimes misleading reporting.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The researchers found that repeatedly interrupting retrieval can gradually reduce how accessible the memory becomes over time, meaning that the brain effectively becomes less practiced at retrieving it in vivid detail.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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In addition to asking for help in retrieving the devices, Healey and Tarr also inquired about the possible recovery of the remains of the seven people on board.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
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The Tempo put up more shots than the Sparks, 70-58, largely because of a 10-2 offensive-rebounding gap.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Use of social media for brand and customer dialogue is rebounding.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Goddess Retreats runs a women-only villa retreat in Seminyak, Bali, that pairs yoga, spa treatments and healing ceremonies with shopping, café visits and cultural exploration.—
Lauren Schuster,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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Goddess Retreats in Seminyak, Bali leans into healing ceremonies, spa treatments and poolside lounging, with café stops and shopping built in.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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Reconomy also suggested that companies work with other entities in their sector to aggregate textile waste to reach volumes that will be sufficient to make recycling economically viable.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Foundries are recycling helium aggressively.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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And as this community struggles to process the heartbreak, many are rallying around a family mourning one child while another remains hospitalized, fighting to recover.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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That has campaigns putting out ads and social media posts in Spanish, hitting the ground in Latino majority neighborhoods and rallying for key endorsements.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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More than a workflow, CD/CR is positioned as a new framework and potentially a new SOC discipline, built around the idea that detection and investigation should function as a single self-improving system.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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In addition to the work on the golf course, which includes improving bunkers and teeing areas as well as re-grassing, Jeffersonville in 2024 completed a new $12 million state-of-the-art clubhouse.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Tools like flexible block partitioning and improved motion detection allow AV1 to reduce data usage while still maintaining a high level of detail.—
Fredrik Nilsson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The plan calls for improved traffic flow while turning the causeway’s edges into an elaborate and environmentally resilient park called The Shoreline.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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“Recovering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovering. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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