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 Critics recycle the same arguments, claiming physical strength is the differentiator in labor-intensive roles like Infantry, artillery, Rangers and Green Berets. Marissa Loya, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 The size of the refunds announced Monday by the city provided insight into how much money goes into the largely unnoticed world of recycling and garbage contracts, which first granted the Duong family significant power and influence in Bay Area politics in the 1990s. Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025 Space stations and planetary outposts must be designed to last, their components recycled and repurposed. Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025 And Israel recycles 90% of its wastewater, while only 2% of Los Angeles wastewater is recycled, although a new project at the Tillman Water Reclamation plant in the Sepulveda Basin is set to increase that percentage. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for recycle 

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“Recycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycle. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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