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 team buses were leaving for SoFi Stadium as emergency officials were retrieving Cyphers.
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
As seen in a video shared on Instagram, the country star can be seen walking promptly toward a microphone to seemingly address what had happened before turning around and retrieving the object, now lying on the ground.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Jean’s mama reproached her for not having been more careful and babied Wole, ordering him to remove his T-shirt and retrieving an aloe lotion, telling him to stretch out on the couch and instructing Jean to spread it over the tender areas.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
After collecting coconuts and retrieving the puzzle pieces hidden inside, Rizo can’t seem to get even a single piece in place before Alex is already digging in the sand for his ship wheel, puzzle already completed.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Golden retrievers, while intelligent and eager to please, are more commonly found retrieving game, assisting as service animals, or acting as family companions.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
After retrieving the money and giving it to the gunmen, Borges and her family still weren't released and were pressured to get access to more funds.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The Israeli military operation aimed at retrieving the hostages and wiping out Hamas has killed at least 64,000 people in the Palestinian territory and left much of the rest of the two million strong population homeless and on the brink of starvation.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
As seen in a video shared on Instagram, the country star can be seen walking promptly toward a microphone to seemingly address what had happened before turning around and retrieving the object, now lying on the ground.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Jean’s mama reproached her for not having been more careful and babied Wole, ordering him to remove his T-shirt and retrieving an aloe lotion, telling him to stretch out on the couch and instructing Jean to spread it over the tender areas.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
After collecting coconuts and retrieving the puzzle pieces hidden inside, Rizo can’t seem to get even a single piece in place before Alex is already digging in the sand for his ship wheel, puzzle already completed.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Golden retrievers, while intelligent and eager to please, are more commonly found retrieving game, assisting as service animals, or acting as family companions.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
After retrieving the money and giving it to the gunmen, Borges and her family still weren't released and were pressured to get access to more funds.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The Israeli military operation aimed at retrieving the hostages and wiping out Hamas has killed at least 64,000 people in the Palestinian territory and left much of the rest of the two million strong population homeless and on the brink of starvation.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieving
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With the current administration's focus on securing domestic energy, materials, and recapturing semiconductor production market share this rally will not rally in a linear upward direction.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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The odds of Democrats recapturing the Senate in next year’s midterm election are long.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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First, washing the resulting powder with water removes soluble lithium salts created during the thermal reaction, recovering more than 60% of the total lithium.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Keep recovering, keep battling.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Beginning Sunday, Mexico will kick off cultural events dedicated to reclaiming the story of Malinche with her pre-Hispanic name, Malintzin, on the anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The project restores this silent existence, showing that, despite adversity, the Sahrawi people continue to exist, reclaiming their memory, identity, and right to be seen.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Retrieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieving. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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