retakes

present tense third-person singular of retake
as in regains
to get again in one's possession after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital

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  • Perhaps one of them emerges as the prolific goalscorer that a Premier League title-winning Chelsea team likely needs, or perhaps Maresca can create a collective alchemy that recaptures the peculiar magic of that City team in 2020-21.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • If the system retrieves academic papers, responses might become more formal.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Tamsin, matter-of-fact, pulls on her dress and retrieves her swimsuit.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Retakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retakes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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