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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New London officials are eagerly endorsing Spinnaker Real Estate Partners’ proposal as a way to draw some of the thousands of new employees being hired by nearby Electric Boat while recapturing a stretch of attractive waterfront at the marina.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
As opposed to infantile regression, the oceanic feeling can also be understood as a means of recapturing a repressed sense of relation, connection, affinities.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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For example, retrieving information locally might be faster than searching through the cloud.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Text messages indicate Moore’s representative had initiated the process of retrieving his belongings in the hours after his arrest, and the school was quick to oblige.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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Nepal is still recovering from a devastating flood that swept through the mountainous Nepal-China border region in August, leaving more than 1,400 people dead and thousands missing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Wide receiver Rashee Rice suffered a hamstring injury in Week 4, and left tackle Josh Simmons is still recovering from his preseason back injury.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

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