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
The fabrics are part of a program where Royo sources old bed linens from Spanish hotels and recycles them in its own recycling plant.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
What happens next will determine whether that effort produces lasting change — or simply recycles monopoly power from one tech giant to another.
—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
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
What happens next will determine whether that effort produces lasting change — or simply recycles monopoly power from one tech giant to another.
—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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But unless the ball rolls out of the end zone, the play is live until somebody recovers the ball, as the referee explained on the microphone after the play.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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This approach recovers as much as 80% of the original capacity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Recycles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycles. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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