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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 constitutional question in Norfolk, therefore, turns not only on the seven minutes retrieved, but also on the surveillance power of the 172-camera network. — Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Without missing a beat, Kevin said his father, Max Micsion, was on the field that night and retrieved the football off the net after Scott Norwood’s infamous kick. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 Then Tilley retrieved a rifle from a Subaru during the gunfight and started firing it at the victim, police said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Sixteen packages, which tested positive for the presence of cocaine, were retrieved from her genital area, the outlet reported. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 However, as more cores were retrieved from around the globe, and with advances in genetics, the temperature hypothesis didn’t hold up. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026 As Florian Wirtz was substituted during Liverpool’s 2-2 opening day draw at Newcastle United, the German midfielder sat on the bench, retrieved a bottle of dark red liquid, and began to drink. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The Sun newspaper reported details from her inquest, during which coroner John Gittins said that Visa’s body was retrieved by the coastguard from the water near Llandudno. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 The Phoenix man charged with killing one person and critically wounding another in Old Town Scottsdale argued with the pair minutes earlier, retrieved a gun from his car and resumed a fight at least partially caught on security cameras. — Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 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
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky put the gains made by Vivaldi even higher, saying 176 square kilometers (68 square miles) had been recaptured and 5,000 Russian troops either wounded or killed since the operation started.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Macías Villamar was recaptured last year and sent to the United States, where he has been charged with importing thousands of pounds of cocaine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Core samples could reveal South China Sea history For the first time, the team processed and analyzed the recovered cores according to IODP procedures.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities are comparing the samples with DNA collected from recovered remains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For decades, this address was one of the city's defining social hubs, and Annie's has reclaimed that role.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • By resisting the siloing of art by geography and chronology, the rehang interrogated the style and substance of European modernism, as well as the ways later generations of artists reclaimed those histories.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Retrieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieved. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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