as in to recover
to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product recycling the aluminum from soda pop cans is environmentally sound

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Recent Examples of recycle The Miami-Dade Innovation Authority gave four start-up companies $100,000 to find a more beneficial way to recycle seaweed. Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025 The garments were mechanically recycled by Nudie’s Tunisian suppliers Denim Authority and Swift Denim. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025 The Defense Department could be required to recycle more military waste products that could yield critical minerals, metals, and rare-earth elements. Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025 More than 80 million tons of packaging trash is discarded in the United States a year, with only half of it recycled, and only 9% of plastic packaging recycled, according to the Product Stewardship Institute, an environmental policy expert and consulting organization. Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for recycle
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recover
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  • With about three minutes left, Tatum dove for a loose ball, which Knicks guard OG Anunoby recovered.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Similarly, some markets currently experiencing price declines—but with solid job growth—could see prices recover in the near future, such as Austin, San Antonio, Huntsville, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh and many Florida markets.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025

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“Recycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycle. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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