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as in saved
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as in repaired
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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 healed
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
I see you're recovering well from the accident
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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
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
Verb
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
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Until another aggressive forecheck led Verhaeghe to try to jam home a wraparound shot and the saved puck was left for Tkachuk to put in the net.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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Since 2019, that password manager has included a checkup tool that notifies you if a saved password shows up in a data breach.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2025
Verb
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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
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She was later retrieved and treated for smoke inhalation, per the fire brigade.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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As fate would have it, once healed she was next hired by a foundation that worked to raise awareness about pre-eclampsia.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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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
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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
Adjective
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For fixed wage positions, employers may disclose a single wage amount rather than providing a range.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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That's because the only fixed space weather monitoring probe in Earth's orbit is located in the Lagrange Point 1 about 900 miles (1,500,000 kilometers) away from Earth toward the sun.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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His ballhawking has revived Clint Capela’s ability to effectively contain the ball in drop coverage.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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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
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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 4 Jun. 2025.
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