reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən 
: the act or process of reclaiming: such as
b
: restoration to use : recovery
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Examples of reclamation in a Sentence
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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Manaea returns as one of the top pitchers on the team, joining a rotation full of misfit reclamation projects.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Angels’ entire offseason strategy has centered around finding reclamation projects, strong role players, and guys whom the front office hopes can parlay a strong finish into an even stronger 2025.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
Announced in 2013, the extensive land reclamation project saw concrete chambers, or caissons, built in the sea before being drained of water and filled with 750,000 metric tons of sand.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Symbols of Identity, Then and Now With this new Anglo-Saxon order, Puerto Ricans were determined to affirm a distinct national identity, like through the reclamation of the jibaro, a term for someone from the campo (countryside) who practices traditional farming, as a true Boricuasymbol.
—Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The Angels’ entire offseason strategy has centered around finding reclamation projects, strong role players, and guys whom the front office hopes can parlay a strong finish into an even stronger 2025.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
Announced in 2013, the extensive land reclamation project saw concrete chambers, or caissons, built in the sea before being drained of water and filled with 750,000 metric tons of sand.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Symbols of Identity, Then and Now With this new Anglo-Saxon order, Puerto Ricans were determined to affirm a distinct national identity, like through the reclamation of the jibaro, a term for someone from the campo (countryside) who practices traditional farming, as a true Boricuasymbol.
—Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclamation. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌrek-lə-ˈmā-shən
: the act or process of reclaiming : the state of being reclaimed
Legal Definition
reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən
1
: the act or process of reclaiming
the reclamation of goods delivered to an insolvent buyer
2
: a right to reclaim (as under commercial law)
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