Thesaurus results for RECYCLED

recycled

verb

past tense of recycle

as in recovered

to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product recycling the aluminum from soda pop cans is environmentally sound

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Recent Examples of recycled The latest accomplishment has been standardizing what materials can be recycled across four out of five households. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Batteries need to be carefully recycled according to type and fire risk. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026 In their first three years, Wallace and Sayers have recycled about 30,000 pounds of glass. — Katherine Bjoraas, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Nearly all of Las Vegas' indoor water use is recycled, meaning the issues of conservation now lie with outdoor watering and inefficient cooling systems. — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 28 July 2026 The ball was recycled back into the middle by Benji Kikanovic, and centerback Reid Roberts was at the far post to tap it in. — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 26 July 2026 Others may simply be digested and recycled without doing anything of note. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026 That massive pool of cash needs to be recycled back into the market, providing plenty of liquidity to absorb new listings. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 23 July 2026 The new commander, Drapatyi, fought across the war’s toughest front lines, and video was even recycled on his appointment on Tuesday of him driving an armored personnel carrier through a pro-Russian separatist barricade in 2014. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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recovered

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However, by Monday morning officials said many more people were aboard than listed, and that the number of people still missing was unclear after 229 people were rescued and five bodies recovered.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Roman Reigns hit a third spear and the referee recovered in time to count to three.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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