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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
Startup 9-Tech has a recycling process that recovers up to 90 percent of the materials without using toxic chemicals or releasing pollutants into the environment.
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024
The Bulldogs also face questions at quarterback, with backup Gunner Stockton preparing to start as Carson Beck recovers from an elbow injury.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Beth recovers from her wounds but shows a new scar on her left cheek in the final shots.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
The University of Leeds and University College London team’s model achieves zero-shot deployment in complex terrains and recovers stability on unstable ground without relying on extra-perceptive sensors.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2024
And when the Adams character recovers her premarital creativity as an artist, Heller inadvertently trivializes her gallery show with a brief, piddling montage of making dead-animal taxidermy and painting Alex Katz–style portraits of her pregnant friends.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
However, once Kraven is dropped back off at his home, the film never recovers the excitement of those first few scenes.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Either way, the National Association of Realtors says this expensive home renovation project only recovers about 56 percent of the cost in value.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
Employee pay has also accelerated as the economy recovers from the pandemic.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024
The Bulldogs also face questions at quarterback, with backup Gunner Stockton preparing to start as Carson Beck recovers from an elbow injury.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Beth recovers from her wounds but shows a new scar on her left cheek in the final shots.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
The University of Leeds and University College London team’s model achieves zero-shot deployment in complex terrains and recovers stability on unstable ground without relying on extra-perceptive sensors.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2024
And when the Adams character recovers her premarital creativity as an artist, Heller inadvertently trivializes her gallery show with a brief, piddling montage of making dead-animal taxidermy and painting Alex Katz–style portraits of her pregnant friends.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
However, once Kraven is dropped back off at his home, the film never recovers the excitement of those first few scenes.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Either way, the National Association of Realtors says this expensive home renovation project only recovers about 56 percent of the cost in value.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
Employee pay has also accelerated as the economy recovers from the pandemic.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovers
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Praying that Teddi heals and is an outlier.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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As the skin heals, the pigment naturally returns over time.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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The facility will also benefit from a hybrid workforce combining robots and humans, which improves flexibility, speed, precision, and overall production efficiency.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2025
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For them, Apple Intelligence is still something new, something that improves their iPad/iPhone/Mac experience from two years ago.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Drew’s captures all of it in this love letter to a format that unexplicably survives, if only as a memory or souvenir.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2024
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Mikaela and Kieran escape and blow the place sky high … but Desmond survives.—
Sean T. Collins,
New York Times,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Recovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovers. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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