recaptured

verb

Definition of recapturednext
past tense of recapture
as in regained
to get again in one's possession our team managed to recapture the ball after the fumble

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recaptured
  1. retrieved
  2. recovered
  3. reclaimed
Verb
  • Harb hired Curran to get the loan out of collections and sent back to the SBA, but the agency still hasn’t retrieved the full payment that Harb had set up more than three years earlier, records show.
    Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • She was later retrieved and treated for smoke inhalation, per the fire brigade.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of retrieved
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  • One of the silencers was attached to the rifle and another was recovered at the rental residence.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Authorities have said the death toll could have been higher after law enforcement recovered two explosive devices hidden in coolers near the scene — one at the cross-section of Bourbon and Orleans streets and another at an intersection about two blocks away.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of recovered
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  • The top five most powerful passports In 2025, Singapore has reclaimed its crown as the world’s most powerful passport with visa-free access to an extraordinary 195 of the 227 global destinations included in the list.
    Duncan Madden, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Kings reclaimed the lead on a 3-pointer by Monk and never trailed again.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of reclaimed
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