recaptured

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of recapture.
  recapture

  verb (used with object)

  to capture again; recover by capture; retake.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of recapture.
  recapture

  verb (used with object)

  to capture again; recover by capture; retake.

Example Sentences

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recaptured

If they're recaptured, the tag can give scientists vital data about the animal's growth and where it's been.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

One Brandt's myotis, Myotis brandtii, was banded in Europe and then recaptured 50 years later.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

Qnity Electronics stock has recaptured its 200-day moving average and could be forming a double bottom, setting up a potential 74% gain.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Burger King recaptured the position after revamping its Whopper sandwich and upgrading restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Harpers Ferry itself changed hands eight times during the war, though the record in this regard belongs to Winchester, Virginia, a few miles south, which managed to be captured and recaptured seventy-five times.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Related Words

• reclaim
• recover
• retake
• take back