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
In October, Harvey focused heavily on resting to regain his strength.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2025
The elbow to Moreau’s face had caused a vessel in his eye to shear, blocking blood flow but after countless tests, including parents Scott Sr. and Tara having to sign off on an experimental procedure, there was one difficult truth: Scotty Moreau would never regain vision in his right eye.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
While there is no way to directly treat finger or toenail clubbing, managing the underlying cause may help your nails regain their regular appearance.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Feb. 2025
This slowly changes when her presence allows Bok Gwi-ju (My Roommate is a Gumiho’s Jang Ki-young), a depressed widow and father, to regain his ability to time travel.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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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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Bruce reunites with Betty to retrieve data about the original experiment in hopes that if helps with an antidote.—
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There are plans to try to return Friday to retrieve the remaining two dogs.—
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Police recovered a loaded Cobra .38 Special from the scene.—
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If not, then the beloved agency that dares to explore may never recover.—
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Many in Ukraine already understood that NATO membership and reclaiming all its territory by force were not possible.—
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Charlotte is preparing its bid to reclaim the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association's Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament for 2027, 2028 and 2029.—
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“Regain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regain. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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