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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
Henderson returned one kick for an average of 12 yards.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Yes, the Nittany Lions had to replace two top-15 NFL Draft picks, but otherwise the majority of the team that went 13-3 returned.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Wilson returned the ball for 21 yards before being stopped in Carolina territory.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
When officers returned after obtaining more information, Billings was gone, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
O'Donnell left The View after her argument with Hasselbeck but returned as a panelist from 2014-2015.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
After a 2024 absence and pandemic-era drive-through editions, the festival returned in full force with food, music, dance and culture.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
That’s why Cristobal returned in 2022, leaving a pretty good gig in Oregon to help resurrect a once-proud program.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
In fiscal year 2023, the CT Lottery returned $404 million back to the state.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Yes, the Nittany Lions had to replace two top-15 NFL Draft picks, but otherwise the majority of the team that went 13-3 returned.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Wilson returned the ball for 21 yards before being stopped in Carolina territory.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
When officers returned after obtaining more information, Billings was gone, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
O'Donnell left The View after her argument with Hasselbeck but returned as a panelist from 2014-2015.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
After a 2024 absence and pandemic-era drive-through editions, the festival returned in full force with food, music, dance and culture.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
That’s why Cristobal returned in 2022, leaving a pretty good gig in Oregon to help resurrect a once-proud program.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
In fiscal year 2023, the CT Lottery returned $404 million back to the state.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for returned
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Kelowna airport officials said the unauthorized messages were removed and flight display systems restored, adding efforts to fully restore the PA system were ongoing.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The latter, restored by the Society for Audiovisual Heritage in collaboration with Cubic Restoration and Argentina Sono Film, the owner of the film, will also be screened at the Lumière Festival as part of its official selection under the Lumière Classics label.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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This might beg the question of the benefit of interplanting if crops don’t provide their maximum yield, but comparing the nutritional yield of polyculture versus monoculture parcels of land demonstrated that interplanting yielded greater nutritional value per hectare despite the lower crop yields.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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While the efforts of Bach and Huiberts are of theoretical interest to colleagues in their field, the work has not yielded any immediate practical applications.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bhad Bhabie seemingly responded to 6ix9ines allegations, referencing his cooperation in a federal RICO case against the Nine Trey Gangsters street gang in 2019 in exchange for a lenient prison sentence.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The fourth-year head coach responded to Tagovailoa’s callout, explaining that player meetings aren’t something that he’s made mandatory for his roster.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Trump quickly reverted back to Boston, before taking one final question in the Oval Office.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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My makeup routine hasn’t completely reverted.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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However, investors let out a sigh of relief when management left the full-year outlook unchanged and provided a fourth-quarter NII guide that was above the Street.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Enquirer media partner Fox 19 provided this report.—
Brenda Ordonez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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Asked directly about speculation regarding Manchester United’s interest in the Englishman, Parish replied.—
Luke Bosher,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Neither replied to emails requesting interviews.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Whatever fragile political system existed in Gaza has collapsed, along with the institutions that once gave public life its structure.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Apple only gave him a gold bar valued at possibly $1 million.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Due to the loss, the team has now dropped to 4-2 on the season and there are a lot of questions that need to be answered.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Redford also answered some questions in a phone interview Thursday.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Returned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/returned. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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