retaken

past participle of retake
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 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
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recaptured
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  • The Bears recaptured the lead with a wide-open 54-yard TD reception from Ty Salas, but Birdville struck back with a 4-yard TD pass from Wells to Montoya to take a 21-20 lead into the break.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, the initial buzz surrounding A Little Prayer could not be fully recaptured so long after its premiere — there’s a reason that big festival buys almost always result in releases within a year.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Retaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaken. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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