as in recovery
the act or process of getting something back
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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Recent Examples of reclamation
Full-depth reclamation is recommended for .7 miles of the Stone Creek area at an assessment of approximately $5,000, and full reconstruction is recommended for 1.3 miles of the Chan View area with residents assessed at $4,600.
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Helena Gunderson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Theo Panagopoulos; 2024; Scotland, U.K.; 17 min In an act of reclamation, a filmmaker reinterprets an unearthed archive of wildflower fields in Palestine.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Or maybe the Avalanche could bet on their own reclamation project in Novak, whose transition game has completely fallen flat this season after being such a standout over the last two seasons.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
From the enslaved women who set the tables for others to the moguls of today, the story of Black women in home and lifestyle is not one of erasure but of relentless reclamation.
—Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
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Helena Gunderson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Theo Panagopoulos; 2024; Scotland, U.K.; 17 min In an act of reclamation, a filmmaker reinterprets an unearthed archive of wildflower fields in Palestine.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Or maybe the Avalanche could bet on their own reclamation project in Novak, whose transition game has completely fallen flat this season after being such a standout over the last two seasons.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
From the enslaved women who set the tables for others to the moguls of today, the story of Black women in home and lifestyle is not one of erasure but of relentless reclamation.
—Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reclamation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclamation
Noun
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Benintendi suffered the injury on Feb. 27, with an initial recovery timeline of four to six weeks.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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No one strategy provides a complete roadmap for a learning loss recovery plan, but two approaches are proving essential.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The collars will collect data for the next two years, with recaptures planned for winter 2025 to reassess the health of the deer.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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If voters approve the higher tax rate, the district’s recapture payment would increase from $690.8 million to $821.1 million.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Aug. 2024
Noun
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The 38-year-old went through daily injections, endured egg retrieval, had an embryo implanted and finally got pregnant, but her joy was cut short after birth.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bless also integrates adaptive verification methods, such as weighted averages for data retrieval and consensus mechanisms for complex tasks, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and seamless execution across a diverse computing network.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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