as in recovery
the act or process of getting something back
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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Recent Examples of reclamation
Chris Kreider, who is under contract for two more years and has a 15-team no-trade list, is more of a reclamation project after a down year in 2024-25.
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Max Bultman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Carter sees this moment at the Met as a culmination of those acts of reclamation.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 5 May 2025
Certainly the Ultra 2025 performance was then a milestone moment in the Dutch producer’s reclamation of the track.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
Ever since his successful emergence as a minor-league reclamation project seven years ago, power had been his trademark.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Max Bultman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Carter sees this moment at the Met as a culmination of those acts of reclamation.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 5 May 2025
Certainly the Ultra 2025 performance was then a milestone moment in the Dutch producer’s reclamation of the track.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
Ever since his successful emergence as a minor-league reclamation project seven years ago, power had been his trademark.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclamation
Noun
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These data points inform TD Cowen’s view that Starbucks’ same-store sales recovery in North America in the coming years will not progress as fast as Wall Street currently expects.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Modules have solar, heat pumps, hydronic heating and cooling, energy recovery ventilation, and smart home controls to monitor energy use.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Harris transported two inmates around New Orleans, police say, and Baptiste helped feed Corey Boyd before his recapture.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
21 May 2025
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The reward for tips leading to their recapture was raised to $20,000 per person on Sunday as federal and state authorities pleaded for the public’s help in the case.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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With the retrieval of Leopold’s typewriter from a harbor in Jackson Park, the chain of evidence that connected the two young men to the crime was complete.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Much of the new picture concerns the retrieval of that plot device.—
Michael Phillips,
Twin Cities,
22 May 2025
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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