RETOOK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

retook

verb

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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Recent Examples of retook The Warriors cut the deficit to just seven midway through the third, but Boston quickly retook control and led 89-73 entering the fourth quarter. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2026 Her husband was not charge in the crime, while Sophia retook the SAT and was accepted into Carnegie Mellon University's drama program. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026

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Should Flaco have been recaptured and returned to his tiny environment within the Central Park Zoo?

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
None of Argentina’s players had been born when the country’s military dictatorship invaded the Malvinas in 1982, holding the islands for 73 days before British forces recaptured them in a war that killed 649 Argentine and 255 British troops.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

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In May 2019, San Jose police retrieved the suspects’ phones from the arresting agencies and found photos taken inside a San Jose hotel two days before Tran’s killing.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The gunman then retrieved a rifle from his Honda Civic as an off-duty Idaho State Police trooper inside the restaurant helped evacuate employees and customers while searching for the shooter.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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