recovers

present tense third-person singular of recover
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as in regains
to get again in one's possession after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys

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as in rebounds
to regain a former or normal state after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory

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as in recycles
to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product the process of recovering aluminum from old cans

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Recent Examples of recovers The organization is included on the list since needs will most likely change in the coming days as the organization recovers and reorganizes staff and volunteers. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024

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“Recovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recovers. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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