regaining

present participle of regain
as in recapturing
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
  • In order to compete, moving forward now requires absorbing and building other businesses entirely, recapturing layers that retail previously handed off.
    Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • This is not a franchise that seems capable of really recapturing the magic of the circumstances that birthed it; some good things are best left untouched and alone.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Because many of the dogs from Sacramento County were transferred to Miranda’s Rescue through a third party without the shelter’s knowledge, retrieving the dogs is legally complex, according to the release.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • Putting the pilot aboard an inbound ship or retrieving them from an outbound one must take place between the ship and a pilot boat while at sea.
    David Szondy June 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Chestnut, a 17-time champion, is chasing another Mustard Belt after reclaiming the men’s title in 2025.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • After giving up its training facility to the Netherlands men’s soccer team as a home base during the 2026 World Cup, the Current has started the process of reclaiming it.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
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  • Koné will continue recovering from his fractured tibia and fibula.
    Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The 1980s, fortunately, brought with them a feminism committed to revisiting and recovering the literary canon of women writers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
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“Regaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regaining. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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