as in recaptured
to get again in one's possession
after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital
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Recent Examples of retaken
The Ukrainian General Staff said the military was repelling attacks in the Kupyansk area, and that two settlements north of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region had been retaken over the past several days.
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite Daniel Peretz saving those two Haaland penalties, including one that was ordered to be retaken due to encroachment, a clinical finish from the Manchester City forward in between own goals from Anan Khalaili and Idan Nachmias had built up an unassailable lead inside the opening half-hour.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
As recently as late June, when the broad market index had retaken its prior all-time high, both were up 5%.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
The Rays had retaken the lead in the seventh on Christopher Morel’s homer against Ryan Zeferjahn.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite Daniel Peretz saving those two Haaland penalties, including one that was ordered to be retaken due to encroachment, a clinical finish from the Manchester City forward in between own goals from Anan Khalaili and Idan Nachmias had built up an unassailable lead inside the opening half-hour.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
As recently as late June, when the broad market index had retaken its prior all-time high, both were up 5%.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
The Rays had retaken the lead in the seventh on Christopher Morel’s homer against Ryan Zeferjahn.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retaken
recaptured
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By late January, the last four escapees were recaptured after being lured back into captivity by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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After a relatively down campaign for the Blue Jays in the regular season, Scherzer recaptured some of his old form in a strong outing against the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Retaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaken. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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