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 factory that manufactures this set recycles and reuses 99% of the water.
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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
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
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
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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Although Gilgeous-Alexander gains a step on a drive, Sarr recovers enough to block Gilgeous-Alexander’s layup attempt.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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That’ll drain savings more quickly and leave fewer assets to generate returns when the market recovers.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Recycles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycles. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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