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
Verb
  • 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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  • When the modest vehicles reach their target, the emergency teams onboard work quickly to retrieve Captain Sam Walker (Kate Mara) from the vessel.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Inside them, a little robot retrieves data by finding the tapes, which are housed in VHS-like cassettes, and plugging them into drives so that they can be read.
    — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of retrieve
Verb
  • The specimens were all recovered from the Kachin region of northern Myanmar.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
  • According to court filings, a trove of evidence was recovered from Johnson's phone, including text messages, a Facebook page, CashApp history, emails discussing sales and even pedigrees for the dogs.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of recover
Verb
  • In a significant policy reversal, which will come into effect on March 27, the SSA will resume withholding 100 percent of Social Security payments to reclaim any overpayments.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Jérémie’s return, as if to reclaim his place in the community, holds the promise of filling a vacancy in the life of the village.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of reclaim

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