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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Weeks later, Stanley and Bache returned to the home bearing gifts — including cribs, mattresses, baby clothes, diapers, wipes and toys — all of which were paid for by the Detroit Public Safety Foundation, per the outlet.
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Confirming all of them with the current process that Democrats have pursued could take months, but the Senate may simply go on recess for August and return to fight it out again in September.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
The duo will return to Wembley Stadium in September before heading abroad to countries in South Korea, Japan, Australia, Argentina, and Brazil.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
One day, Sunny had returned to his own room without a word.
—Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Confirming all of them with the current process that Democrats have pursued could take months, but the Senate may simply go on recess for August and return to fight it out again in September.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
The duo will return to Wembley Stadium in September before heading abroad to countries in South Korea, Japan, Australia, Argentina, and Brazil.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
One day, Sunny had returned to his own room without a word.
—Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Return to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20to. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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