REGAINING Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

regaining

verb

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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The first step in recapturing that kind of production is returning to the field.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Because buyers assume the risk of the IRS disallowing or recapturing the credit, corporate buyers demand strict indemnity.

— Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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The person opened the driver’s door and then the trunk before reaching inside, prompting the driver recording the scene to leave out of concern that the shooter might be retrieving additional weapons.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Instrumental convergence is the observation that very different terminal goals tend to call for the same instrumental ones, whether the goal is making paperclips, curing a disease, or retrieving a flag in a security exercise.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of retrieving

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Around 70,000 people used the city’s designated Seine swimming areas in July, according to Paris City Hall, compared with nearly 100,000 during the entire summer last year, suggesting growing public interest in reclaiming the river for recreation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Throughout her practice, Carlota Guerrero has persistently challenged the visual conventions through which women's bodies have been represented, reclaiming sensuality, vulnerability, and intimacy through an unmistakably female gaze.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of reclaiming

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The city of Aurora is still recovering after two mornings of heavy storms and high winds this week.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Her two younger siblings, then ages 6 and 7, were also taken for emergency medical treatment and spent three weeks in the hospital recovering from severe malnutrition.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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