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
Leaving leaves on the ground provides shelter for insects and recycles nutrients into the soil.
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Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
The province was the first in North America to adopt an Extended Producer Responsibility system and now captures and recycles more than 80 percent of the packaging that enters its markets.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The factory that manufactures this set recycles and reuses 99% of the water.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
Its body recycles urea and other nitrogenous wastes into proteins to stave off muscle loss.
—Gloria Dickie, Outside, 24 Sep. 2025
Diamonds preserving chemical reactions The Earth’s mantle is a massive layer that drives volcanoes, recycles the planet’s crust, and regulates its long-term development.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
This is a fairly minor entry in the MCU (Madea Cinematic Universe), one which recycles a great deal of content and even wholesale scenes from previous, similar Madea vehicles.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The fabrics are part of a program where Royo sources old bed linens from Spanish hotels and recycles them in its own recycling plant.
—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
Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
The province was the first in North America to adopt an Extended Producer Responsibility system and now captures and recycles more than 80 percent of the packaging that enters its markets.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The factory that manufactures this set recycles and reuses 99% of the water.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
Its body recycles urea and other nitrogenous wastes into proteins to stave off muscle loss.
—Gloria Dickie, Outside, 24 Sep. 2025
Diamonds preserving chemical reactions The Earth’s mantle is a massive layer that drives volcanoes, recycles the planet’s crust, and regulates its long-term development.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
This is a fairly minor entry in the MCU (Madea Cinematic Universe), one which recycles a great deal of content and even wholesale scenes from previous, similar Madea vehicles.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The fabrics are part of a program where Royo sources old bed linens from Spanish hotels and recycles them in its own recycling plant.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recycles
recovers
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While Rikishi recovers, his family members remain at the center of WWE's main event storylines.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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After Marcos Alonso recovers possession, Barcelona aren’t quick enough to apply defensive pressure, allowing the former Chelsea full-back to pick out an outside-of-the-boot pass to Pablo Duran out wide.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Recycles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycles. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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