regain

verb

ri-ˈgān How to pronounce regain (audio)
Definition of regainnext
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 Over 80% of teachers report substantial weekly time savings thanks to AI. 64% reclaim one to five hours weekly, while an impactful 3% regain more than 10 hours weekly. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Cadillac’s running out of chances to regain status and relevance. — Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025 In the past four years, New York has regained all of the private-sector jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and our city now has a record 183,000 small businesses — the highest ever in our history. — Dr. Mitchell Katz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025 The company has struggled to regain footing after a brutal post-earnings selloff that saw the shares plummet 36% on weak guidance. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for regain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regain
  1. recapture
  2. retrieve
  3. recover
  4. reclaim
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  • Notre Dame hopes to recapture that magic and go on a run to its first Final Four since 2019.
    — Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The Hawkeyes will face No. 11 Murray State (25-7), aiming to recapture some of last year’s magic.
    — Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of recapture
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  • Following a 24-hour mission to retrieve her, firefighters managed to pull the woman from the rubble.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Automation software can include advanced routing algorithms, making robot operations for storing and retrieving items much more efficient.
    — Parth Joshi, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of retrieve
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  • That number dropped to about 5.6 million in 2020 and mostly recovered to 7.3 million in 2021.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The big deal is that many farmers in the country are still recovering from a trade war with China in 2018 that left grain in the bins and sent prices tumbling.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of recover
Verb
  • This week, the compilation rises again, reclaiming a coveted space in the top 10 on one list while improving on others as millions of people continue to stream it.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • But Idaho’s Legislature is not alone in seeking to reclaim power from the executive branch, said Jaclyn Kettler, a Boise State University political science professor who focuses on state politics.
    — Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of reclaim

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