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
The retrieval of Pinta’s body comes with an intense Israeli operation underway in Gaza, with the Civil Defense reporting at least 38 people were killed in Israeli attacks on Friday.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
However, for this strategy to be effective, the underlying storage must be exceptionally fast and have low latency to avoid bottlenecks and ensure seamless retrieval of cached data during inference.
—Abel Gordon, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Before the actual transplant, Nassiri and Gill successfully completed the first-ever robotic bladder retrievals and successful robotic transplantations in five recently deceased donors whose cardiac functions were maintained by ventilators.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2025
With the retrieval of Leopold’s typewriter from a harbor in Jackson Park, the chain of evidence that connected the two young men to the crime was complete.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
However, for this strategy to be effective, the underlying storage must be exceptionally fast and have low latency to avoid bottlenecks and ensure seamless retrieval of cached data during inference.
—Abel Gordon, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Before the actual transplant, Nassiri and Gill successfully completed the first-ever robotic bladder retrievals and successful robotic transplantations in five recently deceased donors whose cardiac functions were maintained by ventilators.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2025
With the retrieval of Leopold’s typewriter from a harbor in Jackson Park, the chain of evidence that connected the two young men to the crime was complete.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieval
Noun
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There aren't many better landing spots than the Eagles, who are known for taking on reclamation projects and rebuilding their value.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The Pac-12 is on the brink of securing the next piece to its multi-year reclamation project.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
Noun
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My 80-minute recovery massage worked out the kinks and left me feeling blissful.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Tiger Woods has shown several signs of a successful recovery from his ruptured Achilles tendon.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Russia has hailed the recapture from Ukrainian forces of a number of Russian towns and villages.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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One thing that did work on both its January and Mach launch attempts was the successful recapture of the Super Heavy booster back at the launch site.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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“Retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieval. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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