regaining

present participle of regain
as in recapturing
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
  • With the current administration's focus on securing domestic energy, materials, and recapturing semiconductor production market share this rally will not rally in a linear upward direction.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The odds of Democrats recapturing the Senate in next year’s midterm election are long.
    Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • The team buses were leaving for SoFi Stadium as emergency officials were retrieving Cyphers.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.
    Dateline NBC, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Beginning Sunday, Mexico will kick off cultural events dedicated to reclaiming the story of Malinche with her pre-Hispanic name, Malintzin, on the anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The project restores this silent existence, showing that, despite adversity, the Sahrawi people continue to exist, reclaiming their memory, identity, and right to be seen.
    Vogue, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • The driver is now recovering, per KBZK 7.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Boston College comes off a 41-10 thrashing at home from Clemson last week, trailing 34-10 at the half and never recovering.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Regaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regaining. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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