Thesaurus results for RECYCLES

recycles

verb

present tense third-person singular of recycle

as in recovers

to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product recycling the aluminum from soda pop cans is environmentally sound

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Recent Examples of recycles With fellow voice actor and Rugrats star Michael Bell, Chartoff invented the Grayway Rotating Drain, which recycles used water from showers and sinks for other household uses. — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 At the same time, this filtering recycles nutrients back into the water. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 Recipients MacroCycle Technologies and Eastman Kodak will be working on their project around SolvoGenesis, a process that chemically recycles textile waste into polyester resin. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 After doing this work, the steam is directed into a condenser, where water from an external source cools it back into liquid form and recycles it back to the reactor core. — Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Eco effort The hotel monitors its energy consumption and carbon footprint, recycles, and tries to use local products. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 Reese adds that Goodwill accepts clothing too worn to resell and recycles the textiles instead. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Hernández, who recycles trash for a living, voted for Petro in 2022, but cast her ballot for de la Espriella this time. — CBS News, 21 June 2026 Hernández, who recycles trash for a living, voted for Petro in 2022 but cast her ballot for De la Espriella this time. — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

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recovers

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SpaceX routinely recovers and reuses Falcon 9 booster stages with near-flawless performance.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Hicks’ wife Belen Hernandez continues to run their restaurant, with their children helping out while their father recovers.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026

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