as in regains
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 retrieves
The suspect then gets inside the car and retrieves a mini-Draco rifle and again begins to shoot towards the victims.
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Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
For example, one agent collects customer intent, another retrieves account details and a third starts a refund while a fourth updates the CRM.
—Munil Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
If the system retrieves academic papers, responses might become more formal.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Tamsin, matter-of-fact, pulls on her dress and retrieves her swimsuit.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
That is until someone retrieves the ball from the hood and throws it, delighting the two.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
For example, one agent collects customer intent, another retrieves account details and a third starts a refund while a fourth updates the CRM.
—Munil Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
If the system retrieves academic papers, responses might become more formal.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Tamsin, matter-of-fact, pulls on her dress and retrieves her swimsuit.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
That is until someone retrieves the ball from the hood and throws it, delighting the two.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieves
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Perhaps one of them emerges as the prolific goalscorer that a Premier League title-winning Chelsea team likely needs, or perhaps Maresca can create a collective alchemy that recaptures the peculiar magic of that City team in 2020-21.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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In the first three days, a dog recovers from the stress of travel and begins adjusting to a new environment.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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At a moment of unparalleled assault on state social services, a new book recovers the daring ideas of a movement that struggled to win compensation for domestic workers and caregivers in the home.—
Dorothy Sue Cobble,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Sep. 2025
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Instead, a young woman reclaims her voice, channeling creativity and conviction into a fight for legislation that safeguards survivors and reshapes how justice is pursued.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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Competing for both the Irizar Basque Film and Sebastiane Awards, the film reclaims a director who made cinema itself his addiction.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Retrieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieves. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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