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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
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 But Stanton and others who spoke at the forum said Arizona has arguably done the most to prepare, storing well over a year’s worth of the state’s former river allocation underground to be retrieved by central Arizona cities when needed. Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Other common features include patch pockets into which items can easily be stashed away and retrieved, and softer constructions that typically do away with paddings, linings and sometimes leave the jacket completely unstructured. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026 His drive to right field went over the Tigers bullpen and was retrieved by a fan on the lawn. ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 The raw footage sat in a Kansas salt mine for decades, until it was retrieved by Lurhmann’s team. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026 These candidate chunks are often retrieved through a hybrid stack. Chhaya Methani, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 At one point, the suspect retrieved a knife and was using the weapon during the altercation with the resident, Garcia said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Royce had not yet been buried because her remains were severely burned and the identification of recovered body parts was still underway.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The solvent then binds with the CO₂, which is then, in turn, heated by the recovered exhaust gas.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In fintech, it would be cost per loan, fraud loss avoided or employee hours reclaimed.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The sleepy Silicon Valley enclave has reclaimed its title as the country’s most expensive ZIP code, overtaking Miami’s Fisher Island after home prices surged during the first half of the year.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Retrieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieved. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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