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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
Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
During that game, Davies tore his ACL and spent the majority of 2025 recovering.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
While the office sector is slowly recovering, deal volume is furthest from its pre-Covid norms.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
After missing his entire rookie season while recovering from knee surgery, McCarthy had an ankle sprain, a concussion and a broken hand in 2025 that limited him to 10 starts and only eight games finished.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The decline accelerated after the 2023 writers and actors strikes halted productions for months, dealing a blow to an industry still recovering from COVID-19 shutdowns.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Unlike the presidential meme coin, though, Bitcoin has shown recent signs of potentially recovering some value.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
That’s especially true with Chawinga and Cooper recovering from injuries to start the season.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Severe thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes are expected across parts of Oklahoma on Friday and Friday night, as the state is already recovering from deadly storms overnight.
—Brandi D. Addison, Oklahoman, 6 Mar. 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
Phillips is recovering from Tommy John surgery, while Graterol is working his way back from right shoulder surgery.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
During that game, Davies tore his ACL and spent the majority of 2025 recovering.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
While the office sector is slowly recovering, deal volume is furthest from its pre-Covid norms.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
After missing his entire rookie season while recovering from knee surgery, McCarthy had an ankle sprain, a concussion and a broken hand in 2025 that limited him to 10 starts and only eight games finished.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The decline accelerated after the 2023 writers and actors strikes halted productions for months, dealing a blow to an industry still recovering from COVID-19 shutdowns.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Unlike the presidential meme coin, though, Bitcoin has shown recent signs of potentially recovering some value.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
That’s especially true with Chawinga and Cooper recovering from injuries to start the season.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Severe thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes are expected across parts of Oklahoma on Friday and Friday night, as the state is already recovering from deadly storms overnight.
—Brandi D. Addison, Oklahoman, 6 Mar. 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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Engineer Edward Rincon, who had been on Engine 23 retrieving hoses the day before, pulled up to the same cul-de-sac.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Safely retrieving these uranium canisters—which likely take the form of dozens of 25- to 50-pound containers filled with uranium hexafluoride gas under pressure—would be highly challenging under wartime conditions.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
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There’s too much change in the wind to make a forecast, but the Aztecs’ commitment to and mastery of defense, rebounding and culture should bode well.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Austin Reaves got the Lakers to overtime on a miracle play, intentionally missing a free throw, rebounding his miss and hitting the tying shot.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Make sure the pillow feels comfortable, especially as your incisions are healing.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Ospreay was healing from serious back injuries and looked great.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The industry has adapted by recycling helium and working to source it from other locations, but medical test prices could eventually go up as a result.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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So in the mid-2010s, avocado growers lobbied the city to opt for an alternative that would benefit them both — recycling much of that runoff to irrigate farms.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The broader tech industry is also rallying behind Anthropic.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Middleton, a one-term senator and oil and gas executive from Galveston, said voters are rallying behind his campaign.—
Philip Jankowski
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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While state lawmakers have passed nearly 50 new laws aimed at improving youth mental health, Colorado Health Institute found 44% of kids who needed care last year didn't get it due to a lack of money or insurance.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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While trading away Osa Odighizuwa and Solomon Thomas certainly doesn’t make the defense better on paper, the team also acquired draft capital in 2026 to go toward improving the defensive side of the ball.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stair climbing also has the potential to improve mental health for many people and is associated with improved feelings of energy, said Jennifer Gay, a public health researcher at the University of Georgia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Research found that eating one avocado daily for 12 weeks improved participants' attention.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Recovering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovering. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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