reclaim
verb (used with object)
to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.
reclaimed
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past participleof reclaim.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 reclaim.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reclaimverb (used with object)to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.
Example Sentences
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Rudy now spends some of his reclaimed time binge-watching TV with his wife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
That makes LaGuardia, built on reclaimed land next to Flushing Bay, appear highly vulnerable.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Nationwide, 95 percent of all incumbents reclaimed their seats in 2024.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
The place settings, trays, tea set and other items in my collection aren’t just relics from a different generation, but works of art that, once melted down, can never be reclaimed or replicated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The policy is that it’s only supposed to be used for public irrigation—because serving a litigious, finicky public reclaimed water, no matter how clean it is, would be a public relations nightmare.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
