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
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.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Correct the steering as necessary to stabilize your vehicle and regain control.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Right now, the focus centers on helping people with severe paralysis regain some digital or assisted movement control.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Coons, a centrist who is likely to lead the Senate Foreign Relations Committee should Democrats regain control, says America needs to win the arms race with Beijing and can’t concede the developing world to Beijing.
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Correct the steering as necessary to stabilize your vehicle and regain control.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Right now, the focus centers on helping people with severe paralysis regain some digital or assisted movement control.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Coons, a centrist who is likely to lead the Senate Foreign Relations Committee should Democrats regain control, says America needs to win the arms race with Beijing and can’t concede the developing world to Beijing.
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regain
Verb
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He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The organization said it's been advised that only the kangaroo's owner can recapture it.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Rescue teams, including diving and water specialists, were sent to retrieve Antar’s body, which was found by divers at a depth of 30 meters (100 feet) below the water surface.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Ann Wang | Reuters Amon shared an example of an agent that instantly retrieves details of banking transactions, eliminating the need for a user to navigate through the app and manually locate the information.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Curacao attempted to recover from a lopsided defeat against Germany.—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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The consensus seems to be that the Mavs will target a point guard, which makes sense as the Mavs’ current lead guard, Kyrie Irving, is 34 and missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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But the biggest milestone of the night was Clark reclaiming the top spot on the WNBA assists leaderboard.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Ilunga’s successors tried to reclaim the incident as a moment of humour, too.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Regain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regain. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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