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
Management has found reclamation projects and young talent to revitalize their aging core and has set this team up for a longer window of success as those up-and-comers take over key roles.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The Rockies can ill afford to miss with pitchers given the reluctance to spend on premium free agents and inability to convince reclamation projects to take their money.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
Over the last few seasons, the club has identified pitchers that many viewed as reclamation projects and turned them into meaningful contributors with some tweaks.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
That’s a lot of faith, and trust to place into a 25-year-old who can only be best described as a reclamation project.
—Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The Rockies can ill afford to miss with pitchers given the reluctance to spend on premium free agents and inability to convince reclamation projects to take their money.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
Over the last few seasons, the club has identified pitchers that many viewed as reclamation projects and turned them into meaningful contributors with some tweaks.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
That’s a lot of faith, and trust to place into a 25-year-old who can only be best described as a reclamation project.
—Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclamation
Noun
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Sri Lanka worried that its economic recovery would be derailed as its clothing industry faced new tariffs from its most important export market.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, Mariners executive vice president/general manager Justin Hollander appeared optimistic about Robles' recovery and downplayed surgery concerns.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Austin district has had to give up nearly half its property tax revenue to the state recapture program for years.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Aug. 2024
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The independent think tank also cited a Russian source saying that the recapture shows unresolved issues in the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army, which include commanders submitting false reports about Russian advances.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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In the delivery process, a P2 Zip will hover around 300 feet above ground level and dispatch a mini-aircraft with a container called the delivery zip, which descends on a long tether and moves into place using fan-like thrusters before setting down and allowing package retrieval.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Brands can manufacture fluency with alliterations (e.g., Powerade Power Through) or semantics to enable retrieval of the brand within a category (e.g., baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet).—
Kirk Wakefield,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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