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
Blake Timmons rapped an RBI single in the bottom half of the frame and the Bison retook the lead for good.
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
In response to the vote, Iraqi troops retook vast swathes of territory seized by Kurdish forces during their joint fight against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS).
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Then behind the strength of Towns and the nimbleness of Brunson, New York finally retook an 89-88 lead on Brunson’s basket with 7:10 to play.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
Could Putin really be planning, as Baltic leaders had suggested for years, to invade and retake the former Soviet states?
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
In response to the vote, Iraqi troops retook vast swathes of territory seized by Kurdish forces during their joint fight against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS).
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Then behind the strength of Towns and the nimbleness of Brunson, New York finally retook an 89-88 lead on Brunson’s basket with 7:10 to play.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
Could Putin really be planning, as Baltic leaders had suggested for years, to invade and retake the former Soviet states?
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retake
Verb
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Eight have since been recaptured while police continue to search for Antoine T. Massey and Derrick Groves.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Three were recaptured by the end of the same day, while two more were caught a week later.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
Verb
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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,
9 June 2025
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Jansen’s blast to left field regained the advantage for the Rays before the Marlins countered with a big inning in the fifth.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Chrisley picked up her dad while her brother Grayson Chrisley retrieved their mom, Julie.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Perez initially gave chase towards the baseball, stopped, and then kept going to retrieve it.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Iran's Military Setbacks The missile fuel shipments come as Iran seeks to recover from Israeli strikes that targeted its missile production facilities and proxy forces across Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Lawmakers are acting with urgency in a special session because the professional sports teams face an end of June deadline to accept a competing offer from Kansas while residents in St. Louis are struggling to recover from May storms that caused an estimated $1.6 billion of damage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
Verb
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If a lot goes unused for seventy-five years, the cemetery can petition to reclaim it.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Ultimately, reclaiming the human element in the job market is an investment in a more ethical, effective and sustainable future for all.—
Sherry Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retake. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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