as in to recapture
to get again in one's possession
after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital
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Recent Examples of retake
The Indians squeezed out a run against Umbright on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth to retake the lead.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
The Washington state Democrat is now the ranking member on Armed Services and a likely candidate to reclaim the chairmanship should his party retake the House.
—Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026
Starting in third place on Sunday is Hamilton in the Ferrari, followed by teammate and home favorite Charles Leclerc who had to settle for P4 after brushing the wall while trying to retake P1 in the final moments of Q3.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Canton scored twice in the top of the second to tie it at 2-2, but a Bulldogs dropped pop up helped King Philip retake the lead in the inning’s bottom half, and Cady’s two-out single later in the frame gave the Warriors a 5-2 cushion.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
The Washington state Democrat is now the ranking member on Armed Services and a likely candidate to reclaim the chairmanship should his party retake the House.
—Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026
Starting in third place on Sunday is Hamilton in the Ferrari, followed by teammate and home favorite Charles Leclerc who had to settle for P4 after brushing the wall while trying to retake P1 in the final moments of Q3.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Canton scored twice in the top of the second to tie it at 2-2, but a Bulldogs dropped pop up helped King Philip retake the lead in the inning’s bottom half, and Cady’s two-out single later in the frame gave the Warriors a 5-2 cushion.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retake
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The band members chatted with The Times about recapturing the effortless essence of their immortal beach-ready sound and looking forward to a second chance to chase an endless summer.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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According to the chief concierge, bartenders at New York Bar, pool staff and just about anyone else who works there, not a day goes by without a guest trying to recapture the film’s magic.—
Carrie Bell,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Dutch find separating goal to regain control With Japan in full control of momentum after the quick answer, the Netherlands parlayed a swing of possession into a winner in the 64th minute.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Rescue teams, including diving and water specialists, were sent to retrieve Antar’s body, which was found by divers at a depth of 30 meters (100 feet) below the water surface.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Ann Wang | Reuters Amon shared an example of an agent that instantly retrieves details of banking transactions, eliminating the need for a user to navigate through the app and manually locate the information.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Police said three persons of interest were taken into custody and a firearm was recovered at the scene.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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In a Week 14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, Smith recovered a fumble and returned it 78 yards for a touchdown — the fifth-longest fumble return in franchise history.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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But the biggest milestone of the night was Clark reclaiming the top spot on the WNBA assists leaderboard.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Ilunga’s successors tried to reclaim the incident as a moment of humour, too.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retake. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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