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
  • Seventy-six men ultimately fled Stalag Luft III prison, and all but three—including Churchill—were recaptured within days.
    Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Conveniently flawed Yes, the carbon may be recaptured if trees regrow.
    John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • After the body was retrieved from the pickup, the Marion County Coroner's Office requested that Johnson County officials and the fire department transfer the body to the Indianapolis facility, since the pursuit began in Indianapolis.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Items belonging to Soe, including clothing, were also found and recovered, police said.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors said no gun was recovered from the scene.
    Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amid complex times, many designers at Milan Fashion Week reclaimed the mood-boosting role of fashion, intended to spark optimism and joy.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways during the two world conflicts.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Regained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regained. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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