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regain

verb

ri-ˈgān How to pronounce regain (audio)
Definition of regainnext
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 His legs and feet have begun to regain some feeling and tingling sensations. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 The news is likely quite welcome at the National Gallery, which, like many arts institutions around the world, has struggled to regain its financial footing years after the Covid-19 crisis. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Sep. 2026 Kegels can help men regain bladder control after prostate cancer surgery or radiation, treatments that often weaken the muscles regulating urine flow. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The trustees sued to regain control; the case went all the way to the Supreme Court. — Jacob Weisberg, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regain
  1. recapture
  2. retrieve
  3. recover
  4. reclaim
Verb
  • Tagging studies found that recaptured juveniles were far more likely to linger and grow on the floodplain, around 72 days, than to pass straight through.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Still, it's been hard to recapture the thrill of that early Knicks win.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of recapture
Verb
  • Amazon prevents Muse from browsing its online store, although Meta’s agent can still retrieve product links through search engines.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Coupled with low-energy methods for storing and retrieving this data, and thermodynamically favorable ways of running specialized calculations, the future of computing is starting to look pleasantly cold and wet.
    — Mike McRae September 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of retrieve
Verb
  • Anaerobic digestion instead captures the energy contained in organic material and converts it into biogas, creating a pathway to recover both energy and other resources.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Ryan, who came over to the Tigers in the deal that sent lefty ace Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers, hasn't pitched in the majors since 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
    — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of recover
Verb
  • But reclaiming the narrative could make the past feel more like yours.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Jarius Ingram found the end zone twice, but North Crowley reclaimed its spark with some help from wide receiver Damarion Mays.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of reclaim

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“Regain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regain. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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