recycle
verb (used with object)
to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse.
recycled
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past participleof recycle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof recycle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
recycleverb (used with object)to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse.
Example Sentences
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Natalie James, 47, said she recycled "probably about the same" at work and at home.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
A century ago, scrap supplied about 30% of America’s copper, close to the 32% recycled globally today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Iron, steel and construction debris are recycled because businesses find it profitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Work began on the outskirts of the kibbutz, and she says material for the new houses is being recycled from the old ones, a small way of ensuring continuity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The fact that milk comes from cows has probably occurred to them, but they prefer to think of it as recycled grass.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
