recycled

past tense of recycle
as in recovered
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 recycled As the region’s private markets mature, secondaries look set to become not just an alternative exit mechanism, but an important component of how capital is recycled through the Gulf’s growing investment ecosystem. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 It's intended not just to make tires easier to recycle, but also to reduce the amount of the tire that has to be recycled at any one time. — Ben Coxworth october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026 There is also a water retention tank for rain collection under the bungalows, whose water is then recycled for laundry and the watering of plants. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The agency’s work to study which materials are collected and recycled continues. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 These reactors can squeeze more energy out of nuclear fuel and allow used materials to be recycled. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026 The evolution of land plants and the development of soil go hand in hand—as these pioneering plants, trees, and animals died and their decomposing remains were recycled on land, by fungi and the first soil invertebrates, modern soils began to form. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 And yeast recovered from dismantled structures could be easily recycled to build new ones. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 But being accepted for recycling doesn’t mean the laundry detergent container actually gets recycled. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recycled
recovered
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  • Some of the footage was played during a dayslong suppression hearing last December, when the defense argued evidence recovered during the arrest should be suppressed because Mangione’s backpack was improperly searched.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Coast Guard crews recovered three bodies during the multi-agency search.
    — David Goodhue October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Recycled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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