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retrieved

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verb

past tense of retrieve
as in recaptured
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 retrieved
Verb
The South Florida Donor Network retrieved 79 organs from 24 donors in June, the highest monthly totals ever recorded in the South Florida donation service area, according to the nonprofit. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 The body was retrieved by helicopter during the afternoon and taken to Lukla, a town known as a gateway for mountaineers and trekkers heading to the Everest region. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Instead of Sektion kitchen cabinets, there’s the Frankfurt Kitchen, a model of modernist efficiency designed, in the nineteen-twenties, by the architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and retrieved from an apartment in Frankfurt. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Up to 20% of rounds are stopped before eggs are ever retrieved, which means more waiting and starting over. — Katherine Pukinskis, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 Aside from paper and plastic debris, the Yellowstone Geology Program retrieved roughly 10,700 rocks and sticks, more than 360 hats and plenty of camera lens caps, hair ties and pacifiers, National Geographic reported. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Rubio-Leiva’s family members were airlifted to Canazei while her body was retrieved, the local carabinieri told CNN. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 Physicist Flavio Del Santo at the University of Geneva retrieved it and analyzed its contents to establish a likely date it was written and also what the famous physicist thought about random outcomes in quantum physics. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 The two swiftwater technicians waded to the Fulchers’ house and retrieved the Fulcher children, who were huddled together on the mattress. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieved
Adjective
  • But the tale of the shitty guy who uses his ‘saved’ status to avoid scrutiny of his current choices?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Spotify noted that the album is one of the most pre-saved album Countdown Pages in platform history, with more than five million presaves.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Republicans stormed to their first majority in the House (54 seats net) in 40 years and recaptured the Senate with eight new seats there as well.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Russia occupied Izyum, where Fox said her brother settled, for six months in 2022, but Ukraine later recaptured it in a major counteroffensive.
    — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Working with researchers at the ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres, Piller learned fiber-processing techniques including blending, carding and spinning to develop experimental yarns from the recovered uniform materials.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • While Barlow normally kept her car meticulously clean, Kramer said the recovered vehicle had been completely trashed inside and looked as though it had been driven under a fence.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Beijing — ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming reclaimed the top spot on a list of China's richest people, driven by his company's push into artificial intelligence.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Today, nature has reclaimed this idyllic spot—where Ingunn spent childhood summer days picking berries and swimming—with waterfalls and carpets of reindeer moss.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Retrieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieved. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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