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as in recapturing
to get again in one's possession
she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year
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as in rehabilitating
to make better in behavior or character
a program to reclaim juvenile offenders by requiring them to do community service
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as in recycling
to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product
after reclaiming the glycerin from used vegetable oil, you can use the oil to create a fuel that burns cleaner than regular gasoline
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Recent Examples of reclaiming
Derek concluded that her journey to reclaiming dance begins now.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In a future defined by climate change and its consequences, some experts say Arizona will need copper mines for the wires in solar panels, desalination plants for reclaiming salty groundwater, and ways to capture globe-heating carbon emissions and trap them underground.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
As Platt reminds us, moving toward a healthier relationship with ownership means reclaiming our power by being intentional.
—Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Small acts of reclaiming yourself are what start to break the old templates and make space for new ones.
—Vanessa Bennett, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
Each round felt like a step toward reclaiming himself.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Former Councilman Warren Turner, who served District 3 from 2003-2011, is taking on Brown for the second consecutive cycle in hopes of reclaiming his seat on council.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Using jewelry to signal a change in status also isn’t new, but the idea of publicly marking divorce and reclaiming it as a celebration is.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Her Russian-speaking friends flee while deported Chechens return, reclaiming their homeland.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In a future defined by climate change and its consequences, some experts say Arizona will need copper mines for the wires in solar panels, desalination plants for reclaiming salty groundwater, and ways to capture globe-heating carbon emissions and trap them underground.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
As Platt reminds us, moving toward a healthier relationship with ownership means reclaiming our power by being intentional.
—Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Small acts of reclaiming yourself are what start to break the old templates and make space for new ones.
—Vanessa Bennett, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
Each round felt like a step toward reclaiming himself.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Former Councilman Warren Turner, who served District 3 from 2003-2011, is taking on Brown for the second consecutive cycle in hopes of reclaiming his seat on council.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Using jewelry to signal a change in status also isn’t new, but the idea of publicly marking divorce and reclaiming it as a celebration is.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Her Russian-speaking friends flee while deported Chechens return, reclaiming their homeland.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclaiming
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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 people inside browsed through notebooks, recapturing an analog age.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Musgrove could be rewarded for his hard work rehabilitating his right elbow by securing a spot in the Padres’ bullpen in the postseason.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Woodruff missed all last year and the first half of this season rehabilitating from shoulder surgery.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This includes serving as a sewage station for your body—filtering and detoxing your blood, breaking down old red blood cells and recycling their iron—and a manufacturing plant of sorts—making key proteins and immune system cells, storing vitamins and minerals and processing your nutrients.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Plate tectonics helps regulate this balance through the carbon–silicate cycle, pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and recycling it over geological time.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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In my experience, redeeming a broken industry requires regaining consumer trust by delivering empathy, transparency, and a process that works for clients, especially in a space that has historically worked against the interests of consumers.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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There isn’t much redeeming value in this music, something Táparo is well aware of.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately the record player was sold, but retrieving it will become another part of this adventure.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, the left-handed starter — who is recovering from a left rotator-cuff strain — made another rehab start with Triple-A Omaha.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Reclaiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclaiming. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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