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
Eco effort Over 1,000 solar panels power the resort’s operations during the day, while an on-site treatment plant recycles up to 80% of the wastewater used for landscaping.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Aimed at improving circularity and extending the life cycle of its products, M&S partnered with Redskinned—a company that repairs, resells and recycles used garments—to operate the eBay storefront.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
Its endless flow recycles a crystalline and immaculate sheet of waste.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
During the clock's terminal count, beginning at T-10 minutes, teams will be put through a series of holds and count recycles to ensure readiness under a variety of scenarios.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Sauve said Chicago typically recycles about 80,000 tons of material a year.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
In the 20 municipalities the county serves, the only plastics that the county recycles are bottles.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
This is made of 100% organic cotton in a factory that recycles 90% of its wastewater.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 29 Dec. 2025
Sheinbaum's team often recycles her clothes.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Aimed at improving circularity and extending the life cycle of its products, M&S partnered with Redskinned—a company that repairs, resells and recycles used garments—to operate the eBay storefront.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
Its endless flow recycles a crystalline and immaculate sheet of waste.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
During the clock's terminal count, beginning at T-10 minutes, teams will be put through a series of holds and count recycles to ensure readiness under a variety of scenarios.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Sauve said Chicago typically recycles about 80,000 tons of material a year.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
In the 20 municipalities the county serves, the only plastics that the county recycles are bottles.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
This is made of 100% organic cotton in a factory that recycles 90% of its wastewater.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 29 Dec. 2025
Sheinbaum's team often recycles her clothes.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recycles
recovers
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Walker immediately slots as the Week 1 starter while Ikem Ekwonu recovers from patellar tendon surgery after he was injured in the playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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If the turtle recovers, she will be released back into the Gulf — the same waters she was pulled from along the Galveston shoreline.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Recycles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycles. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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