as in to recapture
to get again in one's possession
our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock
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Recent Examples of regain
From there, the five-time major champion could not regain control of his game.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
But with Hamas’ weakening power after 20 months of war with Israel, gangs have regained freedom to act.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Despite being hampered in the run-in, Journalism regained some momentum and raced past the runaway leader Gosger just before crossing the line.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
But with Hamas’ weakening power after 20 months of war with Israel, gangs have regained freedom to act.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Despite being hampered in the run-in, Journalism regained some momentum and raced past the runaway leader Gosger just before crossing the line.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regain
Verb
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There was plenty to celebrate for the theater business, which seems to have recaptured its stride after a long and painful post-pandemic recovery.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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However, the musical struggled to recapture the same momentum from before the pandemic and ended its run early.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Chrisley picked up her dad while her brother Grayson Chrisley retrieved their mom, Julie.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Perez initially gave chase towards the baseball, stopped, and then kept going to retrieve it.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Iran's Military Setbacks The missile fuel shipments come as Iran seeks to recover from Israeli strikes that targeted its missile production facilities and proxy forces across Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Lawmakers are acting with urgency in a special session because the professional sports teams face an end of June deadline to accept a competing offer from Kansas while residents in St. Louis are struggling to recover from May storms that caused an estimated $1.6 billion of damage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Since then, the Lakers have struggled to reclaim that same edge, missing the kind of impact and toughness Caruso consistently brought.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Wanting to reclaim control over her future and build a life that could include meaningful work and family, Liberatore went back to school to study law.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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“Regain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regain. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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