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re-claim

American  
[ree-kleym] / riˈkleɪm /

verb (used with object)

  1. to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.

  2. to claim again.


Etymology

Origin of re-claim

1400–50; late Middle English. See re-, claim

Example Sentences

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She tries to beat her defender but Arsenal easily re-claim the ball and begin building out from the back once again.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2024

And I’d suggest that they go one step beyond “Believe” and re-claim the spirit of a previous club slogan that failed miserably the first time around: “Believe Big.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 5, 2021

Tonight, Senator Rand Paul will re-claim his spot on the debate stage.

From Time Jan. 28, 2016

They had to try to re-claim rights in the name from some other prior user of “Haulin’ Oats” before they could attack Early Bird. 

From Forbes Mar. 10, 2015

He was anxious to re-claim acquaintance, but though civil she was not effusive.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh

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