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as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back
the recovery of the sunken boat took over a week
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as in rehabilitation
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
his recovery from the flu was remarkably quick
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Recent Examples of recovery
Darryl Charles first met Kaleb Weakley during their recovery time at Balboa Naval Hospital, and the two have remained friends ever since.
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Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Massage guns have become ingrained in the post-workout recovery process, with many people reaching for these handheld percussion massagers to knead out sore muscles.
—Korin Miller, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Alaska Airlines is buying 110 Boeing aircraft, adding momentum to the US plane manufacturer’s steady recovery.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The sure-handed Doubs muffed the recovery with less than two minutes remaining and the Packers leading by 7.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Massage guns have become ingrained in the post-workout recovery process, with many people reaching for these handheld percussion massagers to knead out sore muscles.
—Korin Miller, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Alaska Airlines is buying 110 Boeing aircraft, adding momentum to the US plane manufacturer’s steady recovery.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The sure-handed Doubs muffed the recovery with less than two minutes remaining and the Packers leading by 7.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovery
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The backstabbing gives the show its spiky, durable spine—but its belief in individual people’s potential, its love of adventure, its obsession with redemption, reclamation, and rebirth?—
David Canfield,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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The recycling process for these batteries involves a process called high-temperature metal reclamation where the batteries are sorted, cut, melted, and the metals extracted.—
Katherine Gallagher,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026
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The property, built in 1964, has had minimal upgrades since construction and requires substantial rehabilitation, according to Rodriguez.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Wolves of Wiltshire — a small exotic animal charity based in Wiltshire — stepped in to help with the rehabilitation of the wolf-like dogs with help from 8 Below Husky Rescue.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Recovery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovery. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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