Thesaurus results for RECYCLES

recycles

verb

present tense third-person singular of recycle

as in recovers

to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product recycling the aluminum from soda pop cans is environmentally sound

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Recent Examples of recycles Pothole Heroes uses an infrared asphalt restoration process that recycles existing pavement. — Jane Imbody, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2026 Nike recycles the shoes to make new athletic apparel, sports courts, and tracks, playgrounds, and more. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026 With fellow voice actor and Rugrats star Michael Bell, Chartoff invented the Grayway Rotating Drain, which recycles used water from showers and sinks for other household uses. — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 At the same time, this filtering recycles nutrients back into the water. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 Recipients MacroCycle Technologies and Eastman Kodak will be working on their project around SolvoGenesis, a process that chemically recycles textile waste into polyester resin. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 After doing this work, the steam is directed into a condenser, where water from an external source cools it back into liquid form and recycles it back to the reactor core. — Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Eco effort The hotel monitors its energy consumption and carbon footprint, recycles, and tries to use local products. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 Reese adds that Goodwill accepts clothing too worn to resell and recycles the textiles instead. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

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recovers

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The virus also causes a rare but fatal neurological condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which typically strikes years after a child seemingly recovers from the infection.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
Anudike-Uzomah has been getting plenty of looks with the starters in the preseason as Ashton Gillotte recovers from an injury, and the sack helps his cause.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

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