Synonyms for reclamation
ˌrɛk ləˈmeɪ ʃənrecla·ma·tion

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1. reclamation, renewal, rehabilitationnoun

   the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

   Synonyms:
   rehabilitation, renewal, replacement, replenishment, reformation, refilling

2. reclamation, reformationnoun

   rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

   "the reclamation of delinquent children"

   Synonyms:
   rehabilitation, renewal, reformation

3. reclamationnoun

   the recovery of useful substances from waste products

   Synonyms:
   rehabilitation, renewal, reformation

Matched Categories

1. • Recovery
   • Rescue

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. reclamationnoun

   Synonyms:
   recovery

2. reclamationnoun

   Synonyms:
   demand, claim

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1. reclamationnoun

   Synonyms:
   reclaiming, recovery, reformation

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1. List of paraphrases for "reclamation":

   reclamations, regeneration, restoration, remediation, rehabilitation, recovery, refurbishment, revegetation, criii, purification, recapture, reinstatement

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How to use reclamation in a sentence?

1. Ash Carter:

   The new facts are the reclamation and the scale on which it is being done, and that's not an American fact, that's a Chinese fact.

2. Mira Rapp-Hooper:

   On one site, it has constructed a significant new area that was formerly under water and at another it has used land reclamation to add acreage to an existing island.

3. Ed Clark:

   In general, these water shortages are stressing systems. They're stressing communities, in particular, the Colorado River, we are seeing the Bureau of Reclamation begin their calls for for additional actions that will provide or curtail some water allocations.

4. Adel Hagekhalil:

   We also understand that if we don't succeed, the Bureau of Reclamation will implement Reclamation Bureau own approach to stabilize Lake Mead and Lake Powell.

5. Traci Minamide:

   Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant is one of the largest treatment plants in the country and that water right now is being treated and discharged. We're just losing Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant out to Santa Monica Bay, there's an opportunity for us to treat that water in a very advanced fashion under regulations, to a point where Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant can actually be used to help the water supply system.