reclaim
verb (used with object)
to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.
have reclaimed
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present perfectof reclaim.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Microsoft, in particular—with its OpenAI partnership and cloud business—seemed to have reclaimed its place as the Puget Sound’s reigning tech giant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
The audience gets to create a place where everyone inside the perimeter is free and happy and good just as they are, because they have reclaimed their ownership of the American story.
From Slate ● May 19, 2025
One tell-tale — if slightly annoying — sign that the Olympics have reclaimed their mojo is the sheer number of celebrities who’ve shown up to celebrate and/or bask in the reflected glory of Team USA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
Drought-stricken farmers in Spain have reclaimed medieval Moorish irrigation technology.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2024
We, the humble, will then be ashamed, not to have reclaimed you through your disobedience.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies
