1
as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year
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2
as in to rehabilitate
to make better in behavior or character
a program to reclaim juvenile offenders by requiring them to do community service
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Recent Examples of reclaim
Babies surreptitiously left in such drop boxes will likely never have accurate birth certificates, and relinquishing parents swiftly lose their parental rights and any chance of legally reclaiming or reconnecting with their children.
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Time, 28 May 2025
Schneider said Congress needs to reclaim its constitutional duty to impose tariffs, which the president must enforce.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
To reclaim this territory, refresh your content strategy to include product FAQs, blog posts discussing certain products and features, and long-tail keyword optimization with links back to your products.
—Daniel Kamen, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
According to the lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, the pair filed notices of termination in 2022 to reclaim the master rights, which are owned by UMG’s Next Plateau Records and London Records, signed in 1986 and 1992, respectively.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
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Time, 28 May 2025
Schneider said Congress needs to reclaim its constitutional duty to impose tariffs, which the president must enforce.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
To reclaim this territory, refresh your content strategy to include product FAQs, blog posts discussing certain products and features, and long-tail keyword optimization with links back to your products.
—Daniel Kamen, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
According to the lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, the pair filed notices of termination in 2022 to reclaim the master rights, which are owned by UMG’s Next Plateau Records and London Records, signed in 1986 and 1992, respectively.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclaim
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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.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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Sobriety may be able to help regain better control of speech and language issues.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
26 May 2025
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The program has rescued and rehabilitated 24 seals in 2025 alone, according to the aquarium.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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Nor were they educated or important enough to be rehabilitated into the West German government — like the former Nazis who, by 1957, made up some 76 percent of the senior officials in the Justice Ministry of the Federal Republic.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Shoppers can even recycle directly through the brand—send back five empties and get a $25 gift card in return.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
6 June 2025
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As one of the circularity projects, Saudi Arabia recycled more than five tons of them and turned them into 26,000 new ones that are being sold in local shops.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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Eight have since been recaptured while police continue to search for Antoine T. Massey and Derrick Groves.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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The other eight prisoners who escaped from their cell and hopped the barbed wire fence to freedom have all been recaptured.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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Wider adoption of stablecoins may coincide with participation by non-bank firms, which may result in assets that lack the protection of federal deposit insurance and the anti-fraud stipulations allowing users to redeem funds spent wrongfully or mistakenly, some experts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 May 2025
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In addition to purchases at GM dealerships, the credit card also allows customers to gain and redeem points on digital services like most OnStar plans and Super Cruise, the hands-free driver assistance technology.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Lawmakers are acting with urgency in a special session because the professional sports teams face an end of June deadline to accept a competing offer from Kansas while residents in St. Louis are struggling to recover from May storms that caused an estimated $1.6 billion of damage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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Iran's Military Setbacks The missile fuel shipments come as Iran seeks to recover from Israeli strikes that targeted its missile production facilities and proxy forces across Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Chrisley picked up her dad while her brother Grayson Chrisley retrieved their mom, Julie.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Perez initially gave chase towards the baseball, stopped, and then kept going to retrieve it.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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“Reclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclaim. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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