as in recovery
the act or process of getting something back
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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Recent Examples of reclamation
Stephen Satterfield, a sommelier and food anthropologist specializing in the origin, foraging, and reclamation of cotton, specifies how cotton production, produced off the backs of Black slaves in the American South, was the foundation upon which capitalism was born.
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Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
Now, the 28-year-old right-hander is set to become a Dodgers reclamation project.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
In the streaming era, where every click has currency, fans are participants in this reclamation.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Spanning beyond physical protection and reclamation, indigo’s spiritual significance stems from pre-colonial Africa to the foundational heritage of Black people in the American South, as expounded by Imani Perry in her book, Black in Blues: How A Color Tells The Story of My People (2025).
—Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
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Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
Now, the 28-year-old right-hander is set to become a Dodgers reclamation project.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
In the streaming era, where every click has currency, fans are participants in this reclamation.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Spanning beyond physical protection and reclamation, indigo’s spiritual significance stems from pre-colonial Africa to the foundational heritage of Black people in the American South, as expounded by Imani Perry in her book, Black in Blues: How A Color Tells The Story of My People (2025).
—Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclamation
Noun
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The recovery of aspens in Yellowstone will likely benefit other species, too, including birds such as woodpeckers and tree swallows, which make cavity nests in aspen trunks.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 July 2025
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Hopefully, if the injury is a torn Achilles, Thomas-Jones will be able to make a quick and full recovery with no setbacks.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Pineda-Mogollon remained at large as of Tuesday afternoon, with authorities offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to his recapture.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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The Alliance school district would also not be subject to recapture, a process by which excess local revenue is shared with other districts.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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Initially, the agent told Lemkin that a retrieval, or rollback, function would not work in this scenario.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 July 2025
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Egg retrieval typically involves anesthesia, at least 24 hours of rest after, and days of recovery for lingering symptoms.—
Lucy Tu,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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