regained

past tense of regain
as in recaptured
to get again in one's possession our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock

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Verb
  • The Bears recaptured the lead with a wide-open 54-yard TD reception from Ty Salas, but Birdville struck back with a 4-yard TD pass from Wells to Montoya to take a 21-20 lead into the break.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, the initial buzz surrounding A Little Prayer could not be fully recaptured so long after its premiere — there’s a reason that big festival buys almost always result in releases within a year.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During the altercation, Jones retrieved his pistol.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The landowner, who happened to be an avid collector of Native American artifacts, retrieved the skull and promptly reported the find to Chief Deputy Dan Becker on June 2, 2025.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Identifying victims’ remains has been a slow process because bodies can be recovered only when the surrounding area is declared safe from explosives.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Josh Lopez, a coordinator with the South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition, said the carts are commonly removed during events, estimating that his organization has recovered an average of between three and four carts in more than 500 cleanups.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many of them were returned to France through postwar government efforts, but have not been reclaimed.
    NPR, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The overnight fighting raised concerns that the violence could spill into a broader conflict between the two countries, whose governments have gradually grown hostile to each other since the Taliban reclaimed power in Afghanistan in 2021.
    Zia ur-Rehman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Regained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regained. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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