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 property investor, which tends to be a high-net-worth individual or family office, gets a high-rent tenant plus major depreciation deductions, while the operator recycles capital into expansion.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Experiments fail often, but the system learns quickly because entry is cheap, exit is tolerated, and capital recycles rapidly.
—David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Speakers outlined technological developments like a closed-loop cooling system that recycles water, reducing the amount needed to chill centers.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Unifi—which recycles post-industrial and post-consumer fabric waste such as offcuts, seasonal items and misprints through its Repreve Takeback program—has been an early adopter of textile-to-textile recycling.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Eco effort The hotel recycles and makes an effort to reduce plastic waste with full-sized bath products.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Cotton Lives On recycles cotton garments and converts the fiber into roll-up mats for people at risk of homelessness.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
According to Zajdela and her colleagues, the evidence clearly shows that the fashion industry routinely recycles certain themes and designs around every two decades.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026
Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Experiments fail often, but the system learns quickly because entry is cheap, exit is tolerated, and capital recycles rapidly.
—David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Speakers outlined technological developments like a closed-loop cooling system that recycles water, reducing the amount needed to chill centers.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Unifi—which recycles post-industrial and post-consumer fabric waste such as offcuts, seasonal items and misprints through its Repreve Takeback program—has been an early adopter of textile-to-textile recycling.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Eco effort The hotel recycles and makes an effort to reduce plastic waste with full-sized bath products.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Cotton Lives On recycles cotton garments and converts the fiber into roll-up mats for people at risk of homelessness.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
According to Zajdela and her colleagues, the evidence clearly shows that the fashion industry routinely recycles certain themes and designs around every two decades.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recycles
recovers
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It's been a busy season for Camp Pendleton, and for Lala (Mariel Molino) in particular, who recovers from the harrowing car crash at the end of season 1 only to endure a scandal that forces her to consider entering witness protection and leaving young Gibbs (Austin Stowell) behind.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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Salomonsson recovers from shoulder surgery ahead of schedule.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Recycles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycles. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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