1
as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys
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as in to rebound
to regain a former or normal state
after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory
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as in to heal
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
I see you're recovering well from the accident
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Recent Examples of recover
The suspects were arrested and two firearms were recovered.
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Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Friday’s victory, which came with the 22-year-old Wembanyama in street clothes while recovering from a concussion suffered in Tuesday’s Game 2 defeat, not only improved the second-seeded Spurs’ outlook in their first playoff series in seven years.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
Police said the three people were taken into custody and firearms were recovered at the scene.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
One person is in custody and a weapon has been recovered, Snelling said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
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Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Friday’s victory, which came with the 22-year-old Wembanyama in street clothes while recovering from a concussion suffered in Tuesday’s Game 2 defeat, not only improved the second-seeded Spurs’ outlook in their first playoff series in seven years.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
Police said the three people were taken into custody and firearms were recovered at the scene.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
One person is in custody and a weapon has been recovered, Snelling said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recover
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The Magic won Game 3 113-105 to regain the lead in the series.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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While the Sky are looking to rebound from a 10-34 season, the Dream went 30-14 last season and Reese’s growing offensive game, along with her strength on the boards, only adds to their championship hopes.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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More shots on goal means more chaos and rebounds around the net.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Salt water contains healing minerals and the sensation of immersing yourself in water has been found to be relaxing.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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In some places, the scars haven’t healed.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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While the film industry loves nothing more than to recycle ideas until everything is twinning, surprisingly, there hasn't been a greater demand for movies centred around a space prison.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Rather than sitting in landfills when a site is decommissioned, most of the materials used in solar panels can be recycled (though the process can be costly).—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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But it was retrieved and Oaks Christian’s runner was tagged out at the plate trying to score, ending the game.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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Peterson was cruising through the first three, however, the Nationals rallied for seven runs in the fourth to set up the blowout.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rallied 1% and topped its prior all-time high to close out its best month in more than five years.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Parker now has several options to improve an area that hasn’t been a strength in Dallas for a while.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In good economic times, that’s hundreds of millions of dollars each year for upgrading classrooms, boosting teacher pay, improving security, and enriching learning in our schools.—
Kevin Vick,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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At various points this offseason, Campbell stated his desire to add competition in an effort to recapture the hunger of his early Lions teams.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The inmates, whose ages ranged from 19 to 42, were all eventually recaptured by October.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Recover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recover. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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