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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After Marcos Alonso recovers possession, Barcelona aren’t quick enough to apply defensive pressure, allowing the former Chelsea full-back to pick out an outside-of-the-boot pass to Pablo Duran out wide.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Bengals traded a fifth-round pick for Flacco and a sixth-rounder, giving themselves a much more viable option at quarterback while Joe Burrow recovers from his toe surgery.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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By parodying the spectacle that once defined him, James cleverly reclaims the narrative, turning an infamous moment into a savvy branding opportunity.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Fox reclaims the notorious lady-in-waiting from centuries of scandal, revealing a sharp-witted, politically savvy woman caught in the tyrannical court of Henry VIII.—
Phillipa Gregory,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Retrieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieves. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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