recycle
(transitive, intransitive) To collect or place in a bin for recycling.
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Proud not to have ever bought at Amazon. Proud to buy hardly anything online. Shop local. Support your community. Don’t buy cheap labour, pay more, use longer, recycle, cycle. Go green
The lampshade is a million dollar accessory covering a ten cent brain. Repurposing an old baseball cliche, because I recycle.
The account is @newscurrentnow.com. They recycle old video and present it as if it's current affairs. It's quite warm in London, right now and I haven't seen anyone wearing parkas for a minute or two.
For the naysayers here, Apple does more than almost any other manufacturer to recycle, reuse, and keep old tech out of the landfill. They also use more renewable resources to power their business than most other compa…
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReflections #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle
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(transitive, intransitive) To collect or place in a bin for recycling.
“Proud not to have ever bought at Amazon. Proud to buy hardly anything online. Shop local. Support your community. Don’t buy cheap labour, pay more, use longer, recycle, cycle. Go green”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The lampshade is a million dollar accessory covering a ten cent brain. Repurposing an old baseball cliche, because I recycle.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The account is @newscurrentnow.com. They recycle old video and present it as if it's current affairs. It's quite warm in London, right now and I haven't seen anyone wearing parkas for a minute or two.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“For the naysayers here, Apple does more than almost any other manufacturer to recycle, reuse, and keep old tech out of the landfill. They also use more renewable resources to power their business than most other companies. Perfect: NO Better than most: YES”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReflections #Reduce #Reuse #Recycle”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.
Both paper and plastic can be recycled.
Recycle means: To break down and reuse component materials.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
recycle means: To break down and reuse component materials.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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(transitive, figurative) To reuse as a whole.
Jokes are recycled so frequently, it’s as if comedy writing was eating a hole in the ozone layer: If the audience had a nickel for every time a character on one side of the frame says something could never happen as it simultaneously hap…
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