retook

past tense of retake
as in regained
to get again in one's possession after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital

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  • Conveniently flawed Yes, the carbon may be recaptured if trees regrow.
    John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The irony is that, after a tough couple of decades, the package holiday sector had recaptured the imagination of investors once more.
    Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Messages shown to them by a roommate included references to a rifle that needed to be retrieved, wrapped in a towel.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Hearing this, John stood up, retrieved the guitar from its stand at the end of the room, brought it back, and handed it to me.
    Tom Piazza September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Retook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retook. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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