regaining

verb

present participle of regain
as in recapturing
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 Synonyms for regaining
  1. recapturing
  2. retrieving
  3. reclaiming
  4. recovering
Verb
  • New London officials are eagerly endorsing Spinnaker Real Estate Partners’ proposal as a way to draw some of the thousands of new employees being hired by nearby Electric Boat while recapturing a stretch of attractive waterfront at the marina.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • As opposed to infantile regression, the oceanic feeling can also be understood as a means of recapturing a repressed sense of relation, connection, affinities.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of recapturing
Verb
  • Reading data from the cache is faster than retrieving it from main memory, and the agents used this timing difference to communicate.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
  • According to the criminal complaint, the woman called police for help retrieving belongings from a friend's house.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of retrieving
Verb
  • Many classical Christian schools go a step further in their focus on reclaiming and promoting Western Christian culture.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In this moving memoir Levy details the reality of reclaiming autonomy post-divorce.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of reclaiming
Verb
  • Tank Dell had one reception for 43 yards and returned a punt for 14 yards in his return after missing almost two years recovering from a gruesome knee injury.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Hardy has spent the season recovering from a gunshot wound in his left leg.
    — PJ Green October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of recovering
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