recover

verb

ri-ˈkə-vər How to pronounce recover (audio)
Definition of recovernext
1
as in to regain
to get again in one's possession after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys

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2
as in to rebound
to regain a former or normal state after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory

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3
as in to heal
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness I see you're recovering well from the accident

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4
as in to recycle
to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product the process of recovering aluminum from old cans

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Recent Examples of recover By contract, the industrial development board owns the land set for Starbase Louisiana, but SpaceX has the right to recover it. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 The indictment treats the January and May incidents as separate offenses and does not say that the drugs recovered during the May search were those involved in the toddler’s death. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 Each rotation buys a teammate time to recover, provided the next player moves with it. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 The victim is expected to recover from his injuries, police said. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recover
  1. regain
  2. rebound
  3. heal
  4. recycle
  5. retrieve
  6. rally
  7. improve
  8. recapture
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  • The partnership operates at the federal and state level which allows Dewan to regain some of its investments to use for future solar projects, officials said.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Its report points to independent software maintenance as a way for IT leaders to regain control over software budgets, illustrating its potential bias.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of regain
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  • After being dominated on the glass more often than not early this season, the Heat also won the rebounding battle on Wednesday.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Of 43 teams to trail 3-0 in any best-of-seven postseason matchup, the only one that rebounded to win was the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 AL Championship Series.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of rebound
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  • Eisenkot is campaigning on a promise to restore public trust in government, rebuild Israel’s security, and heal the divisions that have fractured the country.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Its purpose, Felix explained, was to heal both physical and psychic wounds.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of heal
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  • The father and son are accused of recycling patients through their facilities to continue billing insurance companies, regardless of whether treatment was medically necessary or actually provided.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Some in the room thought the video message, which made no specific mention of the Amarillo Democrats, was recycled from earlier this year.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of recycle
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  • The researchers say the finding could eventually support new approaches to storing and retrieving quantum information.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The system analyzes live surgical footage and retrieves short clips from similar past procedures, allowing doctors to compare approaches and receive real-time visual guidance.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of retrieve
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  • The Bulldogs trailed 13-9 and 14-11 in the final set before rallying to win.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The exit polls suggested his opponents — led by Netanyahu’s chief rival, Gadi Eisenkot, who also rallied exuberant supporters in Tel Aviv early on Wednesday — could secure a solid majority in the next parliament.
    — Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of rally
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  • Parties that likely would support Eisenkot have vowed to improve Israel's international standing and work to conscript ultra-Orthodox men while bolstering the independence of the judiciary.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Such a process could potentially improve lithium recovery from underground brines while reducing the chemical demands of conventional separation methods.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of improve
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  • Russia occupied Izyum, where Fox said her brother settled, for six months in 2022, but Ukraine later recaptured it in a major counteroffensive.
    — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This group of people laughing, arguing, and reminiscing about a great era of American history—and also about members of their cohort who were long gone—recaptured lightning in a bottle.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Recover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recover. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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