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reclaim

[ri-klaym] / rɪˈkleɪm /


VERB
reform
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Antonyms


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Wardley can reclaim his WBO title when he meets Daniel Dubois at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

These little fellas represent a departure from all of that: cuddly digital pals whose highest calling is to help you reclaim some of your time.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

In his first on-the-record interview about his rocky 33 months running Disney, Chapek said Bob Iger campaigned to undermine him and eventually reclaim the helm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Fast-food chains have discounted aggressively in an effort to reclaim those customers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

I would reclaim his disordered days and cast them into a form that people could grasp, see, understand, and accept.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

But then a new generation rediscovers and reclaims it, until suddenly it’s being rebooted by a “Sundance wunderkind.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

If the stock reclaims $47, it could move toward $57 by mid-2026, implying roughly 25% upside from current levels.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Before Harvard reclaims my Ph.D., let me lay out the merits of annuities.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

In “Love, Queenie,” writer Mayukh Sen cheerfully reclaims her story, narrating it with sensitivity and verve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

The pain of my wounded leg reclaims me.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

In August, Tesla reclaimed its hold on the U.S. market, selling more than half of all EV sales in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Rudy now spends some of his reclaimed time binge-watching TV with his wife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"She walked into a moment in which so much of her story was being told for her and, through what she chose to wear, reclaimed the narrative for herself."

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Nationwide, 95 percent of all incumbents reclaimed their seats in 2024.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

As if I’d left them on the bus and they were waiting to be reclaimed from the lost and found.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

In Guitarrica’s music, masculinity is expressed differently, as if reclaiming some of its toxic traits for queer liberation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Yet the line isn’t so clear, say those in the movement, because all Hilltop Youth share the goal of reclaiming the land for Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Kris is a queer filmmaker taking on the task of reclaiming the slasher horror film-within-the-film, “Camp Miasma,” rebooting it for the queer community to no longer be appalled by.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Amicus bonus episode puts out a humble request: Tell us how you’re reclaiming the Constitution for yourself, your loved ones, your neighbors, and your community.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

How long would Dibdin wait before reclaiming Curzon’s hat and blanket?

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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