recover
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get back, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, re-collect, recoup, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve
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She had a heart attack but is recovering well. Share prices will be down until the economy recovers. She recovered consciousness in the hospital. I slipped, but somehow recovered my balance. He suffered a stroke and hasn't yet recovered the use of his left arm. The police recovered his stolen wallet. The program helps users recover computer files that have been deleted.
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The five-year-old's father, police officer Andy Mattaline, was recently diagnosed with cancer and was still recovering from surgery when the time came for his son Carmine's first day of kindergarten. — Fox News, "Missouri police officer battling cancer leaves hospital to walk autistic son to first day of kindergarten," 14 Aug. 2019 But despite the risk of wildfires, building projects continue to be approved in areas still recovering from previous blazes. — Special To The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Wildfire toll leaves communities struggling to recover," 14 Aug. 2019 A month ago, still recovering from her injury and waived from the North Carolina Courage, King thought her time in the NWSL had come to an end. — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando Pride defender Julie King grateful for second chance in NWSL," 14 Aug. 2019 The second, mAB114, is derived from a single antibody recovered from the blood of a person who survived Ebola in the DRC in 1995 , and was developed by the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). — Amy Maxmen, Scientific American, "Two Ebola Drugs Show Promise Amid Ongoing Outbreak," 13 Aug. 2019 Interestingly, Funko’s average customer is 35 years old — two years younger than Jack, who says his date recovered from seeing his spare room. — Amelia Tait, Vox, "How aggressively cute toys for adults became a $686 million business," 13 Aug. 2019 Surviving and recovering from these tragedies also means prioritizing your mental health and checking in on your loved ones. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Lady Gaga Will Fund More than 160 Classrooms in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton," 12 Aug. 2019 Only Irving will play in this one, as Durant recovers from and Achilles injury. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, "Timberwolves’ 2019-20 schedule is out, and it is less than ideal," 12 Aug. 2019 Surviving and recovering from these tragedies also means prioritizing your mental health and checking in on your loved ones. — Natasha Reda, Glamour, "Lady Gaga Is Fully Funding 162 Classrooms in Dayton, El Paso, and Gilroy Following Mass Shootings," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'recover.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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recover
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