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
Two officers suffered nonserious injuries as authorities stepped in to regain control of the situation.
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Ana María Cañizares, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Life after a near-death experience is rocky, especially as Bond tries to regain his trust in agent 003 Johanna Harwood, and a traitor runs amongst M16.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
The search for foreign backing to take or regain control in your homeland is as old as political conflict itself.
—David Smilde, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
After suffering a major setback in March by losing the capital of Khartoum, the RSF regained the initiative in the following months, culminating in the SAF withdrawing from its last stronghold in western Sudan, El Fasher, leaving it at the RSF’s mercy.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ana María Cañizares, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Life after a near-death experience is rocky, especially as Bond tries to regain his trust in agent 003 Johanna Harwood, and a traitor runs amongst M16.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
The search for foreign backing to take or regain control in your homeland is as old as political conflict itself.
—David Smilde, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
After suffering a major setback in March by losing the capital of Khartoum, the RSF regained the initiative in the following months, culminating in the SAF withdrawing from its last stronghold in western Sudan, El Fasher, leaving it at the RSF’s mercy.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regain
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Stockton was a campaign strategist for Joe Arpaio, a former Arizona sheriff who this month lost a primary bid to recapture his old post.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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By late January, the last four escapees were recaptured after being lured back into captivity by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In aerial footage shared by ABC affiliate KABC, crew members can be seen attempting to retrieve the victim’s body from the tall tree.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Her skull had been sewn inside a Hello Kitty mermaid plush, the outlet reported, while other body parts were discarded with household trash and never recovered.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The most dangerous change might be the spike in overnight temperatures, which robs resting bodies of the chance to recover from daytime heat, thus contributing to as many as 600 excess deaths from heat each year.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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As the project neared completion and after several years of absence, Peter Selz returned to reclaim his title of project director.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Farsi spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about reclaiming the Palestinian civilian voice, the challenges of bringing her film to international screens, and how the death of Fatma Hassona continues to shape her own understanding of what art can do in the face of ongoing tragedy.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Regain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regain. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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