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
McVay opting to pass the ball on the Rams’ final possession in the first half gave Seattle enough time to score a touchdown and retake the lead before halftime.
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Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
When the Rams threatened again to retake momentum in the third quarter, Darnold converted on third-and-9 and third-and-3, the latter resulting in a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kupp to give Seattle a 31-20 lead.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Democrats have seized on the broad public anxiety over high costs and a slowdown in wage growth in their campaign to retake control of Congress.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Texas' offense couldn't find enough momentum to retake the lead and South Carolina's patience ran out the clock.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
When the Rams threatened again to retake momentum in the third quarter, Darnold converted on third-and-9 and third-and-3, the latter resulting in a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kupp to give Seattle a 31-20 lead.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Democrats have seized on the broad public anxiety over high costs and a slowdown in wage growth in their campaign to retake control of Congress.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Texas' offense couldn't find enough momentum to retake the lead and South Carolina's patience ran out the clock.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retake
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An inmate has been recaptured after escaping from a Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office laundry facility on Tuesday, the second escape from custody this week.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cotton also cited studies by Columbia University and others that say a significant amount of benzene and VOCs still leak from fueling stations despite equipment designed to recapture vapors.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Bediako, a 7-footer who is suing the NCAA in an attempt to regain college eligibility despite leaving school and entering the NBA Draft, played his third game with Alabama and first on the road.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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The film tells the story of the Lakota people’s fight to regain control of South Dakota’s Black Hills — land that is sacred to them and which was seized by the government in 1876.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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Egg rushes to retrieve Dunk, who finds Aerion and his men destroying the puppet show, with Aerion even breaking Tanselle’s fingers, causing Dunk to snap and start beating on the prince before the guards are able to restrain him.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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The email from O’Keefe also suggested that the company’s general manager, Neil Li, who later died in the explosion, could come and retrieve tons of fireworks seized in Commerce, California and truck them 426 miles to Esparto.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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But Jaylen Petty fumbled the outlet pass after the steal, and UCF (17-4, 6-3 Big 12) recovered to set up Fulks' jumper to go up by two possessions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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So getting these last couple of days off just to recover and get back to full strength, that was huge for me.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Alouette’s attempts to reclaim her work as her own instead of her father’s result in her consignment to Salpêtrière.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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It was all carefully managed by Disney after its messy changeover in 2020, when Bob Iger handed the reins to Bob Chapek only to reclaim his job two years later.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retake. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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