RETRIEVES Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

retrieves

verb

present tense third-person singular of retrieve

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 Lake County registrar’s office also delivers and retrieves ballots upon request to voters who are homebound or staying in medical facilities, including hospitals or care homes. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026 Din initially brings Grogu to the Client and retrieves his reward, only to have a change of heart. —

Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026 Now, Omaha only retrieves bats when players get a hit. —

Rina Nakano, CBS News, 9 May 2026 The video ends as the scooter’s operator retrieves what appears to be a firearm from the street before both men climb back onto the scooter and ride off screen. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026 Barber then grabs her firearm from her vehicle and Riley's girlfriend also retrieves an item from the vehicle, according to the complaint. —

Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Ben Shelton pauses between serves as a ball kid retrieves a tennis ball during the singles finals of the Dallas Open men's tennis tournament which was held at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco on February 15, 2026. —

Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026 If a snook doesn’t hit on the initial fall, Nichols retrieves the shrimp with a series of light twitches of his fishing rod. —

Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026 Similar to the aforementioned AI Copilot add-on, the chatbot retrieves answers from the knowledge base. —

PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025

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Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.

— Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.

— Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025