regains

verb

present tense third-person singular of regain
as in retrieves
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 Synonyms for regains
  1. retrieves
  2. recaptures
  3. recovers
  4. reclaims
Verb
  • This suspect returns back to his car, retrieves his handgun, walks back over to the victim, who’s trying to crawl away with her life, and executes her.
    — Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Lower costs and safety measures Tencent has also worked to reduce factual errors when Hy4 retrieves information.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of retrieves
Verb
  • The powertrain also recaptures waste energy; the ThermAssist heat management system boosts range by 7 percent and reduces the amount of energy needed to heat the car by 40 percent.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of recaptures
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  • But grass recovers quickly and the story always disappears within days.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The Ravens want to stay afloat while Lamar Jackson recovers from injury.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of recovers
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  • This week, Skepta reclaims the grime throne with afrobeats star Asake at his side, Twisted Teens rock out on a skronky highlight from their third album this year, and Sufjan Stevens rings in the holiday season with a wistful original song.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Flanagan reclaims certain elements, such as the stones raining down on the Whites’ house.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of reclaims
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“Regains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regains. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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