as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back
a law firm that has been involved in the retrieval of artworks that were plundered during the war
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Recent Examples of retrieval
On March 10, armed men oversaw the retrieval of bodies that took place over two days, according to residents.
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Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Even archiving and retrieval processes are becoming more efficient as AI categorizes and indexes content for seamless access.
—Abhi Shimpi, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
After landing in February 2021 in the Jezero Crater, the robot, controlled remotely from Earth, spent nearly four years searching for and collecting more than two dozen rock samples – many of which are stored at the first-ever depot on another planet for future retrieval.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
In the third period, Leonard’s retrieval off the boards helped the Capitals keep possession in the offensive zone.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Even archiving and retrieval processes are becoming more efficient as AI categorizes and indexes content for seamless access.
—Abhi Shimpi, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
After landing in February 2021 in the Jezero Crater, the robot, controlled remotely from Earth, spent nearly four years searching for and collecting more than two dozen rock samples – many of which are stored at the first-ever depot on another planet for future retrieval.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
In the third period, Leonard’s retrieval off the boards helped the Capitals keep possession in the offensive zone.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieval
Noun
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In this act of reclamation, Taffeta inhabits a kaleidoscope of roles — from army cadet to Mary Todd Lincoln to that all-knowing, unseen tree.—
Chris Azzopardi,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Ever since his successful emergence as a minor-league reclamation project seven years ago, power had been his trademark.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Within 48 hours, enough users and admins were complaining that the update was booting their computers to a BitLocker recovery screen in a weird startup loop, that Microsoft had to take notice.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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The Top Gun sequel was Kilmer's first major role since his recovery from throat cancer.—
Georgia Slater,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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But the coalition made no further gains, and its advances in Idlib helped provoke the September–October 2015 Russian intervention that has over the last two years helped Assad win victory after victory, including the December 2016 recapture of Aleppo that dealt a major blow to the insurgency.—
Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Aug. 2017
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The Austin district has had to give up nearly half its property tax revenue to the state recapture program for years.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Aug. 2024
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“Retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieval. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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