Thesaurus results for RECYCLED

recycled

verb

past tense of recycle

as in recovered

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 recycled Many single-use plastics, such as wrappers with food debris and utensils, cannot be recycled. — Vishal Vivek, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The heavy metal is also produced in nuclear reactors and can be recycled as fuel. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026 Engineers looking for safe water and recycled air for astronauts should look no further than nature, according to one team of researchers. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 28 June 2026 In the unlikely scenario that your dry cleaner refuses returns, metal or wire hangers can be recycled at most scrap metal facilities. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026 Byron used and abused all kinds of sources—classical, vernacular English, vernacular Italian—and was in turn recycled by others both during his lifetime and after his death. — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026 The fact that much of the irrigation water is, in some form or fashion, recycled elsewhere doesn’t put COID landowners like David Fisher at ease either. — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 According to the American Institute of Steel Construction, 98% of structural steel can be recycled for new uses. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 30 June 2026 At Kanuhura, there are no single-use plastics (front and back of house), wastewater is recycled, food waste is composted, and nearly 50 kilos of herbs and vegetables are harvested from organic gardens every month. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026

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recovered

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An inconclusive ballistics result is not uncommon, as the analysis depends on the size and condition of the bullet fragments recovered.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Aguirre removed Quiñones in favor or taller options, but Mexico never recovered from the loss of offensive creativity.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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