regained

verb

Definition of regainednext
past tense of regain
as in recaptured
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 Synonyms for regained
  1. retrieved
  2. recovered
  3. reclaimed
Verb
  • The number killed includes 27 bodies retrieved so far and 60 people under the rubble.
    Abeer Salman, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Since the footage has been taped over and cannot be retrieved, the lawsuit requests monetary and injunctive relief.
    Therese Boudreaux | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of retrieved
Verb
  • Nearly half of all guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes are made by the companies named in the suit, lawyers said.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Most sunken containers — some still sealed, some damaged and open — are never found or recovered.
    Manuel Valdes, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of recovered
Verb
  • The Ducks had reclaimed the lead in similar fashion, by scoring both of the second period’s goals.
    Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The split-level space has exposed brick and reclaimed wood paneling on the walls, and tables are sweetly set with fresh flowers.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of reclaimed
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