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 idea that Trump could retake the reins of power by having Vance, or some other placeholder, run, win and then cede the Oval Office back to him faces its own high hurdle.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Campbell tied the score shortly afterwards but Texas quickly retook the lead when Adolis Garcia (3 for 3, three RBI) hit a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the fourth.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
China views Taiwan as its own territory — a claim that Taiwan has rejected — and has vowed to retake the island, by force if necessary.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
The Rangers retook the lead moments later on Adolis García’s one-out round-tripper, and never relinquished it.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Campbell tied the score shortly afterwards but Texas quickly retook the lead when Adolis Garcia (3 for 3, three RBI) hit a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the fourth.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
China views Taiwan as its own territory — a claim that Taiwan has rejected — and has vowed to retake the island, by force if necessary.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
The Rangers retook the lead moments later on Adolis García’s one-out round-tripper, and never relinquished it.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retake
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Alas, recapturing that magic on the movie screen has proved elusive.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Remember, when the market crashed in 1929, the Dow would not recapture its Roaring ’20s high until 1954.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Williams-Paisley regained her ability to speak out loud again immediately following the surgery.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 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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Josh Butler — who started three games in Bland’s absence and played well — is also recovering from a torn ACL.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2025
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In some cases, a text scammer will be able to extract enough of a response to track down the person’s social media accounts and lock them out and people are willing to pay to reclaim their accounts.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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While Trump didn't explicitly endorse any specific plan to circumvent this rule, some have speculated that a scenario could unfold where Vice President JD Vance becomes president in 2028 and steps aside to allow Trump to reclaim the office.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retake. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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