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reclaim

[ri-kleym] / rɪˈkleɪm /


VERB
reform
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Antonyms


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In the 1970s, Southern Utes began pushing to reclaim control of the mineral resources under their land.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern chat with New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie to unpack how you, an everyday American, can reclaim constitutional power.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

He will not being doing that again, thus his renewed resolve to reclaim his throne.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Last year, he lost a legal challenge to reclaim money he was charged for bed and board during the 11 years he spent behind bars.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

I tried to reclaim some dignity by speaking more forcefully.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

He organizes inventory, reclaims screens and operates heavy manual and automatic presses to print tens of thousands of promotional shirts each year for customers including local breweries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 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

The Myanmar military says it has captured one of the most notorious scam compounds on the border with Thailand, as it reclaims key territory it lost in the ongoing civil war.

From BBC Oct. 20, 2025

The pain of my wounded leg reclaims me.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

She’s extremely interested in the ways problematic movies can be reclaimed by the real-life minority figures depicted in them, and what can be gleaned from studying these films’ merits.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Burger King has reclaimed the No. 2 spot among U.S. burger chains, bumping aside Wendy’s in terms of U.S. sales over the 12 months ended June 30, company filings show.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Intrinsic to that same cut was the declaration that I’d reclaimed some part of myself, for myself, behind the bangs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Outside of acting, she designs jewelry under her brand, GreybyTamaraMello, creating pieces made exclusively from reclaimed metals.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

It’s got greenery around the sides and back and looks like it’s being reclaimed by nature.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

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

"Las Vegas has done a phenomenal job in preserving and... reclaiming water," said Bruce Nelson, whose family has owned the lake's marina for almost 70 years.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

By using only part of the original painting and omitting the mission, I’m reclaiming space for Black and brown spirituality while acknowledging that this land existed long before colonization.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

I generally prefer, as a strategic matter, an elevation of shared values—inclusive, connective, moral language such as reclaiming, rather than reinventing or discarding.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

He kept up, and she allowed him to advance before reclaiming the position.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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