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as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back
the recovery of the sunken boat took over a week
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as in rehabilitation
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
his recovery from the flu was remarkably quick
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Recent Examples of recovery
Search crews say brutal underwater conditions, limited oxygen and the complexity of the cave system have made recovery efforts extremely dangerous.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
This company peaked in late 2021 amid the broader market’s roaring recovery.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The neurologists moved the man to a recovery ward.
—Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
The top 3 issues are homelessness, public safety and business and economy recovery.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
This company peaked in late 2021 amid the broader market’s roaring recovery.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The neurologists moved the man to a recovery ward.
—Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
The top 3 issues are homelessness, public safety and business and economy recovery.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovery
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The veterans were essentially reclamation projects.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Saturday, May 16, follows Johanna Schopfer, a watch factory worker in Geneva whose summer obsession with restoring her vintage VW Beetle becomes a personal and political act of reclamation.—
JD Linville,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Top level facility for severe disabilities The institution also operates as a specialized hospital for severe disabilities, with expertise in prosthetics and rehabilitation.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Critical rehabilitation work has begun on about 1 ½ miles of sanitary sewer pipe in Macomb County, Michigan, after utility crews found severe degradation in the line.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Recovery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovery. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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