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as in restored
to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place
when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from
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as in responded
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready
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as in reverted
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level
vowed to do anything to keep the recovering alcoholic from returning to his dissolute ways
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Recent Examples of returned
Messages from this news organization to the event’s organizers were not immediately returned.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
After three years, Netflix’s most successful show of all time has returned in the form of Squid Game season 2.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
One of the aircraft carriers is the Abraham Lincoln, which returned home on December 20 following a deployment that included combat operations in the Middle East.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The other is the Theodore Roosevelt, which returned from an overseas deployment in mid-October.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Arkan hasn’t returned requests for comment this week.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
The cold of the night had returned, and the baby had started to shiver.
—Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
An image of an orca donning a dead salmon on its head like a hat sparked speculation that an old 1980s fashion trend had returned.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Chelsea have won on just one of their last seven league visits there and returned south without even a point five times.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
After three years, Netflix’s most successful show of all time has returned in the form of Squid Game season 2.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
One of the aircraft carriers is the Abraham Lincoln, which returned home on December 20 following a deployment that included combat operations in the Middle East.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The other is the Theodore Roosevelt, which returned from an overseas deployment in mid-October.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Arkan hasn’t returned requests for comment this week.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
The cold of the night had returned, and the baby had started to shiver.
—Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
An image of an orca donning a dead salmon on its head like a hat sparked speculation that an old 1980s fashion trend had returned.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Chelsea have won on just one of their last seven league visits there and returned south without even a point five times.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for returned
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Expect rolling blackouts While power has been restored to most of the island, Puerto Ricans can expect to experience temporary blackouts as Luma tries to meet demand, the company stated.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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In 2023 the Manses legally adopted Natalia—whose date of birth, after extensive medical tests and DNA analysis, was legally restored to 2003—and asked her to join in the family’s religious life and to help care for her younger siblings.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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In contrast, 10 away games have yielded just 13 points, a distinctly mid-table return.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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Spending the first nine years of his MLB career in Houston has yielded Bregman plenty of opportunities to play in the postseason.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
28 Dec. 2024
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Crews responded to the 40-foot by 40-foot sinkhole on Thursday morning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Dec. 2024
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Daniels responded by completing all four pass attempts (excluding the clock-stopping spike) and rushing for 24 of his team-high 81 yards.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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And in recent weeks, the market has reverted back to the narrative of the early days of this bull market.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 2024
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Some realized remote was the way to go, while others reverted and pushed workers back to offices.—
Toni Ann Careccio-Pisano,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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When approached by an undercover FBI informant posing as somebody ideologically aligned, Hassan, in a series of messages over a period of several months, provided detailed instructions on how to carry out a mass casualty event targeting Jews.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Gardner commented on an Instagram post from Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins when a fan replied to his comment asking Gardner to encourage Higgins to come to New York.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Lohan replied to the post with an emoji of a breaking heart.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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Over the weekend, Hamas gave Qatar and Egypt its agreement to a proposal that resembles an offer made several weeks ago by White House envoy Steve Witkoff.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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To do this, Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) carte blanche to raise revenue for the USF.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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And a lot of money was paid for him too.—
Talk of the Devils,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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There is a $250 fee paid to the instructor.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Returned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/returned. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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