as in recovery
the act or process of getting something back
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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Recent Examples of reclamation
Outside of offloading LaVine’s contract, the main victory of this trade for the Bulls is the reclamation of their 2025 first-round pick, which was previously owed to the Spurs as part of the 2021 trade for DeMar DeRozan.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The project was both a reclamation and a reopening of old wounds.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The most significant reclamation projects took place in the 1960s and 1970s, when the Larvotto and Fontvieille districts were expanded into the Mediterranean.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Having been erected on marshlands and barrier islands using early land reclamation techniques, its waterlogged ground is now compacting in a process called subsidence.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The project was both a reclamation and a reopening of old wounds.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The most significant reclamation projects took place in the 1960s and 1970s, when the Larvotto and Fontvieille districts were expanded into the Mediterranean.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Having been erected on marshlands and barrier islands using early land reclamation techniques, its waterlogged ground is now compacting in a process called subsidence.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclamation
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The same office also funds disaster recovery and programs that help local communities build affordable housing.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025
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And then more excitement as the disk is taken for forensic examination, with a tense wait while top data recovery experts are flown in from across the globe until finally the data is recovered to the sound of popping champagne corks.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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However, there are several areas where the tax credit buyer is exposed to some operational risk: avoiding recapture and complying with the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes,
21 Oct. 2024
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Other ways to save money could be limiting administrator salaries, ending recapture for the Keller school district or basing funding off of enrollment instead of daily attendance.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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While his teammates were running an opening retrieval and forechecking drill at one end of the rink, Hughes was warming up at the other side where Vancouver’s goaltenders worked.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The boat’s 14-foot tender catamaran, which Aquila also manufactures at its production facility in China, is on an electric hoist system that lifts the boat outwards for launch and retrieval.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclamation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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