as in to recover
to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product recycling the aluminum from soda pop cans is environmentally sound

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Recent Examples of recycle Instead of sending used electric vehicle batteries straight to recycling, the company gives them a second life. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025 Almost all the tires used in a race weekend are immediately recycled into rubber dust. Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025 The United States exports recycled material to more than 150 countries. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025 And recycling products after they have been discarded isn’t always the best alternative. Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for recycle
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recover
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  • In Too Much, Stalter stars as Jessica Salmon, a New Yorker in her mid-30s who, in the midst of recovering from a bad break-up, agrees to take a job in London assisting filmmakers working on commercials.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
  • Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images With that being said, everyone recovers from a torn Achilles injury differently.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025

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“Recycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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