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 Some in the room thought the video message, which made no specific mention of the Amarillo Democrats, was recycled from earlier this year. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026 In February, Primark launched a five-piece denim collection made with fabrics that contain a minimum of 20 percent recycled denim. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 During sleep, neurons go quiet, ROS are cleared, and damaged mitochondria are repaired or recycled. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The estimates of emissions savings, then, aren’t just compared to the current state of industries, but to industries in a future world with more batteries, more end-of-life batteries to be recycled, and a cleaner electrical grid. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 They must be recycled, and the most common way to recycle leaves is to turn them into compost. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 Less than 1% of the world’s rare earth elements (REEs) are recycled, yet global demand for critical magnetic rare earths is expected to grow by more than 50% by 2035. — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 To be efficiently recycled, these materials need to be sorted, cleaned (where applicable), and concentrated. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recycled
recovered
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  • Energy Secretary Chris Wright said this month that Gulf crude flows had recovered to between 80% and 90% of prewar levels.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Police recovered 350 boxes of Hot Wheels toy cars valued at about $54,000, according to the post.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Recycled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycled. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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