Thesaurus results for RECYCLES

recycles

verb

present tense third-person singular of recycle

as in recovers

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 recycles After doing this work, the steam is directed into a condenser, where water from an external source cools it back into liquid form and recycles it back to the reactor core. — Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Eco effort The hotel monitors its energy consumption and carbon footprint, recycles, and tries to use local products. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 Reese adds that Goodwill accepts clothing too worn to resell and recycles the textiles instead. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Hernández, who recycles trash for a living, voted for Petro in 2022, but cast her ballot for de la Espriella this time. — CBS News, 21 June 2026 Hernández, who recycles trash for a living, voted for Petro in 2022 but cast her ballot for De la Espriella this time. — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 The property investor, which tends to be a high-net-worth individual or family office, gets a high-rent tenant plus major depreciation deductions, while the operator recycles capital into expansion. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 19 May 2026 Experiments fail often, but the system learns quickly because entry is cheap, exit is tolerated, and capital recycles rapidly. — David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026 Speakers outlined technological developments like a closed-loop cooling system that recycles water, reducing the amount needed to chill centers. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026

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recovers

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While mother eagle Jackie recovers at the Ojai Raptor Center, her partner Shadow and their pair of subadult eagles, Sandy and Luna, continue life in their nest in Big Bear Valley.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Enterprise Mobility told the Tribune it either gives the city the necessary information to ticket the renter or driver directly, or pays the violation and then recovers the cost from the renter.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

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