as in recaptured
to get again in one's possession
our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock
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Verb
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All were recaptured in a little more than 24 hours.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026 -
The swagger with which the 2013-14 and 2014-15 teams played could never be recaptured.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The items were retrieved from her personal collection after her death.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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Pilgrims also threw in coins as offerings, some later retrieved by impoverished people to survive.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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In some cases, Weaver recalled, homebuyers under contract could no longer afford the homes when the rates recovered and gave up their deposits.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Patel said investigators recovered the footage using residual data from backend systems after recording devices at Guthrie’s home were removed or rendered inaccessible.—
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Its premise is that Bessette, an outsider in the family, deserves for her reputation to be reclaimed.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Years later, however, it was definitively reclaimed as a cult classic.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Regained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regained. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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