RETRIEVING Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

retrieving

verb

Definition of retrieving next

present participle of retrieve

as in regaining

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 retrieving The Kansas City Fire Department’s water rescue team was called to assist, eventually retrieving Cook from the floodwaters, the document said. —

Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026 Detectives said the witness also told police about a video that had surfaced online that appeared to show Jones going to his vehicle, retrieving an object, and then making a racking motion consistent with using a gun before walking to where the shooting unfolded. —

Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 The only way to win the match is to hang the title belt on the top, retrieving it from the official to do so. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Daejeon officials released video showing rescuers retrieving the sedated wolf from a ditch and carefully placing him in a carrier — a moment of relief for the many people who had followed his story. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 Along with another Gelfling, Kira (voiced by Lisa Maxwell), Jen is tasked with retrieving a shard of the crystal within three days to prevent the Skeksis from ruling Thra forever. —

David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026 The China National Space Administration, in contrast, has spent the past few years landing rovers on the far side of the moon and retrieving moon rocks for study. —

David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 This not only restricts the robot’s movement but can also make retrieving the device from the pool a frustrating task. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026 Officials then reviewed surveillance footage, which Authier said captured Catron dropping a thumb drive out of his pocket while retrieving his car keys. —

Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026

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And history suggests that returning is one thing, but recapturing the same intensity of viewership and fandom is another.

— Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
More than a century later the Yaʿrubid dynasty drove the Portuguese from the Omani coast, recapturing Muscat in 1650 and then occupying Portuguese settlements in the Persian Gulf and East African coastal regions.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026