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 trend also highlights the challenge for Democrats heading into 2026: a once-solid base of support has eroded at the same time Republicans have consolidated their own voters and retaken control of both the White House and Congress.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Federal programs and services aimed at helping the LGBTQ community have come under fire since President Donald Trump retook office, with federal grants for HIV education and prevention being stripped earlier this year.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Tuesday will mark Trump’s third visit to the state since retaking the White House.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
The first one in the 1990s was won by Armenia, the second by Azerbaijan which retook the territory despite Moscow’s military base in Armenia supposedly providing a security guarantee for Yerevan.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Federal programs and services aimed at helping the LGBTQ community have come under fire since President Donald Trump retook office, with federal grants for HIV education and prevention being stripped earlier this year.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Tuesday will mark Trump’s third visit to the state since retaking the White House.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
The first one in the 1990s was won by Armenia, the second by Azerbaijan which retook the territory despite Moscow’s military base in Armenia supposedly providing a security guarantee for Yerevan.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Also, a romance arc was added to the legal realism, which led to the filming in Hong Kong, recapturing scenes of a previous meeting between Lee and Mun’s characters.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Clearly, this is an inconvenient circumstance for Netanyahu, and his government has gone to some lengths to try to recapture the moral high ground — and the recent release of Hamas videos showing emaciated hostages in Gaza would seem to be doing some of the heavy lifting for him.—
Peter Jensen,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Rays regained the lead when Morel, who had struck out over his first six at-bats of the series (and was hitting .208 at the time), homered to lead off the seventh.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps, in some ideal world, Sasaki will regain the velocity that could help patch over some of the Dodgers’ October bullpen woes.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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However, South Milwaukee Human Concerns is hoping to disperse school supplies starting Monday, Aug. 18. Similar to how items were given out during the COVID-19 pandemic, people will be allowed to enter the lobby and a worker will retrieve school supplies from the back.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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This initiates a continuous, adaptive cycle: retrieving data, reasoning over it, taking actions, storing partial outcomes and adjusting future steps.—
Naren Narendran,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Once the heat subsides in late summer or early fall, a final application can be made to help warm-season lawns recover from summer stresses.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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They were all hospitalized and are expected to recover.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
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And Swift’s desire to reclaim control of her artistic legacy led her to re-record four of her early albums.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
12 Aug. 2025
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The image background was glittery orange, the same texture seen on her website with her letter reclaiming her entire catalog.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Retake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retake. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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