regaining

verb

Definition of regainingnext
present participle of regain
as in recapturing
to get again in one's possession our team regained the ball with just two minutes left on the clock

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  1. retrieving
  2. reclaiming
  3. recovering
Verb
  • The coins belong to the wreckage of the 1715 Fleet, a group of 11 Spanish ships tasked with retrieving silver and gold from the Americas.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
  • From fetching cheese from the fridge, and retrieving clothes from the closet, to dusting and playing board games like Rummy or Nine Men’s Morris, Robody is built for everyday life.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of retrieving
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  • According to internal testing, the system boasts a substantial energy recovery rate, reclaiming about 18% of the energy lost to harmonics during vehicle operation.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Since then, she’s been torn between reclaiming her life story and coming to grips with the fact that some of her legions of followers might be paying attention for the wrong reasons.
    Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of reclaiming
Verb
  • The process of recovering them is, therefore, not straightforward.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • UnitedHealth Group was the subject of a blistering report by a Senate panel this year that documented insurers’ refusal to pay for the care of older people recovering from falls or strokes.
    Amy Julia Harris, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of recovering
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