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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Per the logline, in The Hawk Lonnie Hawkins, (Ferrell) 2004’s number one golfer, struggles on the back nine of his career to recapture his magic.
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He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.
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Organizations are deploying agents that retrieve sensitive data, call tools and APIs, update records and act inside live business systems.
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The Dragon disconnected from the space station on June 16, and just one day later, parachuted into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California where it was retrieved, chock-full of cargo and finished science experiments.
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Curacao attempted to recover from a lopsided defeat against Germany.
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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.
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But Matthew and his wife, Tessa Ortiz, plan to reclaim the word, in a sense, with their new bar and entertainment space, The Greenhorn Bar & Grill.
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As the wood is reclaimed, not two coffee tables are exactly alike and each piece of wood has natural variation for a unique and eclectic finish.
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“Regain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regain. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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