reclaim
verb (used with object)
to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.
reclaims
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present tense formof reclaim (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But then a new generation rediscovers and reclaims it, until suddenly it’s being rebooted by a “Sundance wunderkind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
If the stock reclaims $47, it could move toward $57 by mid-2026, implying roughly 25% upside from current levels.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Before Harvard reclaims my Ph.D., let me lay out the merits of annuities.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
Having come off the bench at the halfway stage against France, Zander Fagerson reclaims his place from D'Arcy Rae.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
The man nods to himself and reclaims his cane, pulling a pale handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the boy’s fingerprints from the surface.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
