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.
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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
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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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
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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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