as in recovers
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 recycles
What happens next will determine whether that effort produces lasting change — or simply recycles monopoly power from one tech giant to another.
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Christian Kroll, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The floor washer recycles dirty water and uses fresh water to clean hard floors.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 28 Aug. 2025
At its core was the mission of Cork Collective, a nonprofit initiative co-founded by the Rockwell Group that collects, recycles, and repurposes cork stoppers from restaurants and hotels across New York City.
—Marianna Cerini, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
The same organization that pulls plastic from the river also sorts, washes, recycles, designs, and manufactures the final product.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Christian Kroll, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The floor washer recycles dirty water and uses fresh water to clean hard floors.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 28 Aug. 2025
At its core was the mission of Cork Collective, a nonprofit initiative co-founded by the Rockwell Group that collects, recycles, and repurposes cork stoppers from restaurants and hotels across New York City.
—Marianna Cerini, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
The same organization that pulls plastic from the river also sorts, washes, recycles, designs, and manufactures the final product.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recycles
recovers
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Norris barely recovers to finish P9.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Altilium’s EcoCathode process recovers more than 95% of cathode metals and over 99% of graphite from battery waste.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Recycles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycles. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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