return to
phrasal verb
returned to; returning to; returns to
1
: to go to (a place where one works, studies, etc.) again after being away for a time
When do you return to school?
2
: to start doing or using (something) again especially after a long time
She hopes to return to working at home next week.
3
: to start an activity again that relates to (something)
He returned to his book after feeding the cat.
Let's return to your first question.
4
: to change back to (an earlier or original condition or state)
She soon returned to her old habits.
His breathing returned to normal.
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Blundell is a couple of months away from returning to match fitness following her pregnancy.
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Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Savage has only returned to the screen once since the allegations.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Many more returned to the city during a temporary ceasefire earlier this year.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Kelly Clarkson returned to Instagram for the first time since the death of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock in August.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Savage has only returned to the screen once since the allegations.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Many more returned to the city during a temporary ceasefire earlier this year.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Kelly Clarkson returned to Instagram for the first time since the death of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock in August.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Return to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20to. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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