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verb

past tense of recover
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as in retrieved
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 rebounded
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 recycled
to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product the process of recovering aluminum from old cans

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Recent Examples of recovered
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Anticipating a positive outcome to this permitting process, Perpetua Resources announced in December the execution of a non-binding agreement with Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining to explore the potential for the domestic processing of the antimony recovered from the Stibnite mine. David Blackmon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 One of the silencers was attached to the rifle and another was recovered at the rental residence. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 Authorities have said the death toll could have been higher after law enforcement recovered two explosive devices hidden in coolers near the scene — one at the cross-section of Bourbon and Orleans streets and another at an intersection about two blocks away. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 The Dolphins’ next three drives ended in turnovers, one of which was Huntley’s fumble near midfield that the Jets recovered on the Dolphins’ 39-yard line. C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025 Firearms, explosive devices recovered amid investigation Jackson said the ATF completed traces for a semi-automatic 9mm pistol and semi-automatic rifle that were recovered from Jabbar. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 Moore became a core special teams player, and Daly wound up snapping the entire season while Patrick Scales recovered from back surgery. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025 The Vikings won 10-straight games before losing in Week 18, and the Rams recovered from a 1-4 start to win 9-of-11 games before resting starters including QB Matthew Stafford in a Week 18 loss. Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Lake trout and burbot populations have increased, including a 2024 pronouncement that lake trout in Lake Superior have fully recovered. Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recovered
Adjective
  • Considering that the saved data is separated out like this, having another game read that data shouldn’t be difficult, at least in a technical sense.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Trump, Musk's stark warning to America MAJOR HEADLINES DOGE DIVIDENDS – Elon Musk weighs giving $5,000 to all Americans from saved funds.
    Fox News, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Harb hired Curran to get the loan out of collections and sent back to the SBA, but the agency still hasn’t retrieved the full payment that Harb had set up more than three years earlier, records show.
    Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • She was later retrieved and treated for smoke inhalation, per the fire brigade.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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  • Clearly, time has not healed the wound and the dig still struck a nerve with the four-time major champion.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There were some deep puncture wounds that healed by themselves.
    Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2025
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  • That is, how our planet’s tectonic plates enable large amounts of carbon dioxide to be continually removed from earth’s atmosphere and recycled back into its crust.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Foundations and underground cables made of concrete, plastic, and metal can usually be recycled but are often left underground when a project is discontinued.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • With Friday’s victory, the Heat improved to 9-20 this season against teams currently with a winning record.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
  • In reading, both fourth and eighth graders’ results are down from 2022, while in math, fourth-grade scores have not improved since before the pandemic and eighth-grade scores are at their lowest in decades.
    Thibaut Delloue, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Municipal bonds, which are backed by state and local governments, are generally seen as one of the safer fixed income assets.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Investors accept that smaller fixed payment because a portion of the bond proceeds is allocated to bitcoin, which may rise in purchasing power over the term.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • His ballhawking has revived Clint Capela’s ability to effectively contain the ball in drop coverage.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The report also revived the theory that moderate drinking is linked to fewer heart attack and stroke deaths, and fewer deaths overall, compared with never drinking.
    Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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  • In addition to his wife, Cohen is survived by children Benjamin, Gabriel and Lily Cohen.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Detroit survived a five-interception Goff game thanks to Bates, who squeezed clutch kicks of 58 and 52 yards between the uprights.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Recovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovered. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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