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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
Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
On Friday, the left-handed starter — who is recovering from a left rotator-cuff strain — made another rehab start with Triple-A Omaha.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
That character is Mike Tyler (Chris Evans), a Hollywood star recovering from a recent nervous breakdown and attending a garish eco-friendly charity party for the super-super-rich that’s being held in a fantastically austere Greek mine.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Is everybody recovering okay from the Stonehenge incident?
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
The Mavs, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, have the 13th-best odds to win the NBA Championship and will have to do so without Kyrie Irving, who will begin the season sidelined while recovering from a torn ACL.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Despite recovering from the original illness, the child ended up developing a rare disease called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which caused their death.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Fairview scored twice in the final 2 minutes, 15 seconds, while recovering an onside kick between the TDs as Mountain Vista’s undefeated season went up in smoke.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Kevin Danso has proven himself, but Radu Dragusin is still recovering from an ACL injury and new signing Kota Takai has been struggling with a foot issue.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
On Friday, the left-handed starter — who is recovering from a left rotator-cuff strain — made another rehab start with Triple-A Omaha.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
That character is Mike Tyler (Chris Evans), a Hollywood star recovering from a recent nervous breakdown and attending a garish eco-friendly charity party for the super-super-rich that’s being held in a fantastically austere Greek mine.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Is everybody recovering okay from the Stonehenge incident?
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
The Mavs, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, have the 13th-best odds to win the NBA Championship and will have to do so without Kyrie Irving, who will begin the season sidelined while recovering from a torn ACL.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Despite recovering from the original illness, the child ended up developing a rare disease called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which caused their death.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Fairview scored twice in the final 2 minutes, 15 seconds, while recovering an onside kick between the TDs as Mountain Vista’s undefeated season went up in smoke.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Kevin Danso has proven himself, but Radu Dragusin is still recovering from an ACL injury and new signing Kota Takai has been struggling with a foot issue.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovering
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Unfortunately the record player was sold, but retrieving it will become another part of this adventure.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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But the bullpen suffered the bite of the dog days before rebounding in the first half of September.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Treasury yields edged higher on Friday, rebounding from moves seen in Thursday's session.—
Sean Conlon,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ride bareback on a steed into the Indian Ocean with the popular Swimming with Horses activity, try healing equine therapy with the gentle creatures or partake in yoga, massage or reiki that all involve horses.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This week, the Aries Moon on Monday and Tuesday lights a fire under your joy sector, reminding you that play and creativity are healing too.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
7 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement The good news is that Spinal Tap II mostly builds on the legacy of the earlier film, instead of just recycling its best jokes for nostalgia’s sake.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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This means thinking ahead about recycling technology and developing products that are going to make the process simpler throughout the value chain.—
Han Hendriks,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With Hunter playing both sides of the ball, expect his presence to give Thomas better opportunities without the risk of Hunter emerging as the new WR1.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 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
Verb
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Stocks are rallying in premarket trading as the dust settles.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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While Wall Street is rallying behind the possibility, even a drop to 5% likely won’t bring broad relief to American homebuyers facing the tightest affordability crunch in decades.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is why today, the top customer experience tools for improving customer satisfaction are unified customer experience management (UCXM) platforms.—
Tomas Gorny,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The odds of Democrats recapturing the Senate in next year’s midterm election are long.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The people inside browsed through notebooks, recapturing an analog age.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Recovering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovering. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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