1
as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
she reclaimed the championship title after losing it last year
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as in to rehabilitate
to make better in behavior or character
a program to reclaim juvenile offenders by requiring them to do community service
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Recent Examples of reclaim
The Israelis have wiped out Hezbollah’s leadership and given Lebanon a chance to reclaim its sovereignty.
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Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
Instead, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, one of Turkey’s founding fathers, reorganized the remnants of the Ottoman army, launched the Turkish War of Independence, and reclaimed the territory that would become modern Turkey.
—Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made By History, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
But reclaiming this year’s pick seems to have given the Bulls the luxury of remaining in their comfort zone of mediocrity.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
How could this play out? Dr. Beckley, Dr. Paal, and Robert Ross, a professor of political science at Boston College and expert on Chinese security policy and U.S.-China relations, all see Mr. Trump’s desire to reclaim the Panama Canal as showmanship.
—Nate Iglehart, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
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China went on to establish diplomatic ties with South Korea, and although Beijing did not break with Pyongyang, the relationship never regained the intimacy of the early Cold War, when the two fought together against the United States.—
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
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Ma was a most prominent victim of Beijing’s tech crackdown from several years ago, and his attendance at the recent summit marked a clear signal that China’s most famous entrepreneur had been rehabilitated after four years in the political wilderness.—
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Smith's doctor said the cannibal killer has been rehabilitated and is taking medications to help with psychosis and voices in his head, the outlet reported.—
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Sludge generated by Charlotte Water’s treatment plants is recycled on more than 10,000 acres of private farmland in North and South Carolina, according to the agency.—
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According to the Container Recycling Institute, Marylanders buy 5.5 billion bottles each year, but only a quarter of the containers get recycled.—
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The military has recaptured swaths of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, in recent months, and pushed the paramilitaries out of a key breadbasket region in central Sudan.—
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Abby is known for her buff appearance in the game, but co-creator Neil Druckmann felt this was not necessary to recapture in the show.—
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Keep the records until the loan is paid off, and for three years after that, Gallegos said. Treasury bond records: Keep them until the bonds are redeemed.—
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Best of all, guests can earn or redeem Accor Live Limitless points when staying here.—
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Police recovered a loaded Cobra .38 Special from the scene.—
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Video footage recovered from the camera showed something long and tubular in the shadows—a U-boat.—
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There are plans to try to return Friday to retrieve the remaining two dogs.—
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Bruce reunites with Betty to retrieve data about the original experiment in hopes that if helps with an antidote.—
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“Reclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclaim. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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