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
Verb
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Notre Dame hopes to recapture that magic and go on a run to its first Final Four since 2019.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Hawkeyes will face No. 11 Murray State (25-7), aiming to recapture some of last year’s magic.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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When the modest vehicles reach their target, the emergency teams onboard work quickly to retrieve Captain Sam Walker (Kate Mara) from the vessel.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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Inside them, a little robot retrieves data by finding the tapes, which are housed in VHS-like cassettes, and plugging them into drives so that they can be read.—
Matthew Hutson,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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The specimens were all recovered from the Kachin region of northern Myanmar.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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According to court filings, a trove of evidence was recovered from Johnson's phone, including text messages, a Facebook page, CashApp history, emails discussing sales and even pedigrees for the dogs.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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In a significant policy reversal, which will come into effect on March 27, the SSA will resume withholding 100 percent of Social Security payments to reclaim any overpayments.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Jérémie’s return, as if to reclaim his place in the community, holds the promise of filling a vacancy in the life of the village.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Regain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regain. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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