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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Restrictions negotiated by Israeli, Egyptian, Palestinian and international officials mean that only 50 people will be allowed to return to Gaza each day and 50 medical patients -- with two companions for each -- will be allowed to leave, but far fewer people have crossed so far.
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Samy Magdy, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Case considered a blow to Hong Kong media Lai founded Apple Daily in 1995, two years before Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The team will have to find Jackson more help to return to contention.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Boasberg has indicated that the case is not moot despite the men’s return to Venezuela.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Feb. 2026
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Samy Magdy, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Case considered a blow to Hong Kong media Lai founded Apple Daily in 1995, two years before Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The team will have to find Jackson more help to return to contention.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Boasberg has indicated that the case is not moot despite the men’s return to Venezuela.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Return to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20to. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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