Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reattained
Verb
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The price was $545,000, and the new owners took over the condominium in November.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Little took over in a pinch, but Colorado lost, 2-1.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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When mega-housing developments sprang up on land formerly occupied by ranches and pine plantations, far from schools, utilities and roads the new residents would need, with taxpayers helping to foot the bill for those connections.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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To qualify for Solar MAP+, properties must include at least five units with at least 60% of the units occupied by residents earning less than 60% of area median income, according to Connecticut Green Bank officials.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Territories annexed to other countries are excluded.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Shetland Islands were part of Norway for hundreds of years, until they were annexed by Scotland in 1462.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Relying on physical rather than supernatural powers, Makandal climbed out of a window, but the noise woke his guards and the plantation’s dogs, and he was soon recaptured.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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Amid the search for the New Orleans jail escapee, another inmate who fled a different Louisiana jail was recaptured for the second time in May.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Reattained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reattained. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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