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 party faces a difficult election map that renders retaking control of the chamber virtually impossible.
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged the other two indexes but still added 1.23%, and retook the 40,000 mark for the first time since April 15.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Getting back up felt like having to retake the SAT.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Having missed the last five games with a sore left knee, Jerome returned against the Kings and led the Cavs with 20 points in 23 minutes off the bench — including 10 in the fourth quarter during which Cleveland stormed back from a 12-point deficit to briefly retake the lead.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged the other two indexes but still added 1.23%, and retook the 40,000 mark for the first time since April 15.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Getting back up felt like having to retake the SAT.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Having missed the last five games with a sore left knee, Jerome returned against the Kings and led the Cavs with 20 points in 23 minutes off the bench — including 10 in the fourth quarter during which Cleveland stormed back from a 12-point deficit to briefly retake the lead.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retake
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At one point during the month, the S&P 500 briefly slipped into a bear market – falling more than 20% from its February record high – before recapturing some of its losses.—
Sean Conlon,Brian Evans,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Colorado has agreements with Utah, New Mexico and Arizona to recapture wolves that wander into those states and return them to Colorado, a move aimed at protecting the genes of the Mexican gray wolf.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2025
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2025
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The Reds hope Díaz regains his form and can be back helping the team win later this season.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Lawyers for Khalil disputed the government’s account of the situation and said Khalil’s wife went into their apartment to retrieve his Green Card only for the agents to arrest him.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Trend Micro said that the de-obfuscated script in the ransom note executed a PowerShell command which performs a multi-stage operation: retrieving a ransomware loader (cwiper.exe), ktool.exe and other PowerShell scripts.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Agents and forensic experts from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered and analyzed key evidence from the Tesla attack, including Molotov cocktails allegedly used in the arson.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Unfortunately, Travis was not able to recover from the devastating injury, and is now retiring from football.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Gracie Abrams reclaims the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart this week with The Secret of Us (via Interscope/Universal), marking its third non-consecutive week at the top, while Australian artist Dope Lemon earns another top 10 debut with his latest release Golden Wolf, which enters at No. 8.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 May 2025
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The flagship cryptocurrency reclaimed the $100,000 level on Thursday.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retake. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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