as in to recapture
to get again in one's possession
our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock
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Recent Examples of regain
European officials would like to regain a leading position in the global commercial launch market.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
Freelancers and side hustle professionals who understand how to scale are ultimately able to regain control of their time and not become a slave to their side hustle.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
At the time, his goal was not to play again but just to get rid of the pain, slowly regain his flexibility and prepare for the next operation.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
An extrovert working alone in an office might need to interact with others to regain energy.
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
Freelancers and side hustle professionals who understand how to scale are ultimately able to regain control of their time and not become a slave to their side hustle.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
At the time, his goal was not to play again but just to get rid of the pain, slowly regain his flexibility and prepare for the next operation.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
An extrovert working alone in an office might need to interact with others to regain energy.
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regain
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While college basketball’s hiatus should help the UFL recapture some casual fans, the Week 3 slate will run headlong into the ratings juggernaut that is the Masters on CBS.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Hollow Knight Countless games have attempted to recapture the magic of Dark Souls since its auspicious release in 2012, but none have gone about it quite like Hollow Knight.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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The boxes have automatic alert functions that contact emergency responders when a child is left inside so they can be retrieved quickly.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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His body was recovered from the lake around 10:40 p.m. local time, per the outlet.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Griffin spent most of the 2024-25 season recovering from an ACL tear suffered last January and averaged less than seven minutes per game during UConn’s championship run, but the time couldn’t have mattered less to Griffin.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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Regardless, the failure to reclaim Wisconsin’s court will have large-scale consequences given the activism of the liberal majority.—
The Editors,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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There’s still work to do before reclaiming the highs just below 72, but if the broader market starts to stabilize, EBAY could make another run at that breakout zone.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Regain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regain. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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