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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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
Caramon, a company that reclaims old memory from decommissioned servers for PCs, is benefiting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
In its bleakly funny mix of world-building by way of world-decaying, it memorably reclaims the term “suspended animation,” and is resonant enough to win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Everywhere throughout New England you find old, tumbledown field walls, often in the middle of the deepest, most settled-looking woods—a reminder of just how swiftly nature reclaims the land in America.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
