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as in regains
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 rebounds
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 heals
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 recycles
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 recovers
And backup goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili has been pressed into action while Alisson Becker recovers from a hamstring injury.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The Florida product impressed during the preseason and has earned a spot in the rotation while Moses Moody recovers from a calf injury.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Investors can then see tax-free growth in Roth accounts when the market recovers.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
While Rikishi recovers, his family members remain at the center of WWE's main event storylines.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
That’ll drain savings more quickly and leave fewer assets to generate returns when the market recovers.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
At a moment of unparalleled assault on state social services, a new book recovers the daring ideas of a movement that struggled to win compensation for domestic workers and caregivers in the home.
—Dorothy Sue Cobble, The New York Review of Books, 18 Sep. 2025
This approach recovers as much as 80% of the original capacity.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Norris barely recovers to finish P9.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The Florida product impressed during the preseason and has earned a spot in the rotation while Moses Moody recovers from a calf injury.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Investors can then see tax-free growth in Roth accounts when the market recovers.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
While Rikishi recovers, his family members remain at the center of WWE's main event storylines.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
That’ll drain savings more quickly and leave fewer assets to generate returns when the market recovers.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
At a moment of unparalleled assault on state social services, a new book recovers the daring ideas of a movement that struggled to win compensation for domestic workers and caregivers in the home.
—Dorothy Sue Cobble, The New York Review of Books, 18 Sep. 2025
This approach recovers as much as 80% of the original capacity.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Norris barely recovers to finish P9.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovers
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Former Jazz forward John Collins had 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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Diabate is relentless and has an uncanny knack for the ball, endearing himself to his teammates with his penchant for keeping the ball alive or snatching offense rebounds off the glass.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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That joy is part of your path, and that laughter heals.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
19 Oct. 2025
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Nature is almost like another character in the movie; there’s a spiritual side to nature that heals people.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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Leaving leaves on the ground provides shelter for insects and recycles nutrients into the soil.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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The province was the first in North America to adopt an Extended Producer Responsibility system and now captures and recycles more than 80 percent of the packaging that enters its markets.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The suspect then gets inside the car and retrieves a mini-Draco rifle and again begins to shoot towards the victims.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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For example, one agent collects customer intent, another retrieves account details and a third starts a refund while a fourth updates the CRM.—
Munil Shah,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The venture, created in partnership with production companies KawanKawan Media and DW, revives the spirit of La Factory – a filmmaker incubator that ran at Directors’ Fortnight beginning in 2013.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Available in 10xLP and 8xCD editions via Columbia/Legacy, the reissue revives an album that has been out of print for three decades, according to a press release.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Oct. 2025
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Miami improves to 6-1 on the season (2-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play) and is now bowl eligible after picking up its sixth win.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Over time, as battery technology improves, Goldstein also thinks eVTOLs could become bigger.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps one of them emerges as the prolific goalscorer that a Premier League title-winning Chelsea team likely needs, or perhaps Maresca can create a collective alchemy that recaptures the peculiar magic of that City team in 2020-21.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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But just on this notion that these are hate America rallies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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The rapper, hip-hop icon and business mogul has teamed with GLAAD to back Spirit Day, an annual initiative that rallies thousands of celebrities, influential voices, media outlets, studios, brands, corporations, sports teams, tech leaders and more to wear purple and show support for LGBTQ youth.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Recovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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