as in to regain
to get again in one's possession
needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library
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Recent Examples of retrieve
When this happens, it can be retrieved by passing an endoscope into the stomach, grasping, and removing it.
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Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Matt Faustman is the co-founder and CEO of Honey Health, a company that develops AI tools designed to automate tasks for providers — including managing fax inboxes, processing prior authorizations and retrieving patient records.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
There had been little information about Guthrie’s abduction before investigators retrieved video from a disabled doorbell camera on Tuesday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Simpson then directed one of his friends to follow Palmer's car and the other friend to retrieve his gun, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
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Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Matt Faustman is the co-founder and CEO of Honey Health, a company that develops AI tools designed to automate tasks for providers — including managing fax inboxes, processing prior authorizations and retrieving patient records.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
There had been little information about Guthrie’s abduction before investigators retrieved video from a disabled doorbell camera on Tuesday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Simpson then directed one of his friends to follow Palmer's car and the other friend to retrieve his gun, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieve
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But the matter caused quite a stir in Georgia, where the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections sued to regain their materials and some Republicans have questioned the search.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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An inmate has been recaptured after escaping from a Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office laundry facility on Tuesday, the second escape from custody this week.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cotton also cited studies by Columbia University and others that say a significant amount of benzene and VOCs still leak from fueling stations despite equipment designed to recapture vapors.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Kyrie Irving has yet to play this season while recovering from ACL surgery and Dereck Lively II was limited to just seven games before his third season was abruptly ended because of right foot surgery.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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According to Yun, researchers might someday tweak human stem cells to emulate the axolotl and recover thymus function.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2026
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Years later, however, it was definitively reclaimed as a cult classic.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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His passion for cinema is driven by a need to center the Hawaiian perspective, reclaiming narratives and dismantling long-standing stereotypes.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Retrieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieve. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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