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
Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Russian hackers crippled the Colonial Gas Pipeline for five days in 2021, causing shortages at 16,200 gas stations along the East Coast and widespread consumer anxiety before the company paid a $5 million ransom to regain access to its computers.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The film focuses on the power grabbing tête-à-tête between both Sarah and Abigail, with the latter even marrying a colonel in order to regain her nobility.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Russian hackers crippled the Colonial Gas Pipeline for five days in 2021, causing shortages at 16,200 gas stations along the East Coast and widespread consumer anxiety before the company paid a $5 million ransom to regain access to its computers.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The film focuses on the power grabbing tête-à-tête between both Sarah and Abigail, with the latter even marrying a colonel in order to regain her nobility.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regain
Verb
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Bill Clinton bludgeoned congressional Republicans with the 1995 shutdowns to recapture momentum and set in motion his successful reelection campaign.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
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The stock has lost more than 90% of its value since the height of the pandemic, when Peloton soared in popularity, with the company likely hoping to recapture just a fraction of that magic.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2002, Space Shuttle astronauts retrieved these solar panels from the Hubble Space Telescope—revealing how destructive even small projectiles are when traveling at low Earth orbit speeds.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Sep. 2025
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There isn’t a single defenseman here who struggled to retrieve pucks and get them out last season.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The latter came after Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton knocked the ball from Lawrence inches from the goal line, and Kansas City recovered.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Injuries have restricted Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite to just one cap, and the 23-year-old is still recovering from a hamstring issue, while Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah has also only made one appearance and has been left out by his former Chelsea boss.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Local coffee roasters are aiming to reclaim Black coffee culture by sourcing from Black producers.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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How Democrats fare in efforts to reclaim the governor's office could preview a national pattern and influence party strategies as the GOP strives to maintain control of the House and Senate while Democrats push for significant gains after a disappointing 2024.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Regain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regain. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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