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as in recaptured
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 retrieved
Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
She was later retrieved and treated for smoke inhalation, per the fire brigade.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Another video filmed by the victim picks up the scene across the street a few seconds later, after the victim retrieved her phone and saw it was damaged.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
However, shortly after the segment, the gaming console was retrieved from the child, who was instead given a free Charlotte Hornets jersey as a consolation.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Later, the mission control team established communication with the chopper and retrieved the images.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
The songs were retrieved from Q Lazzarus’ archive of digital tapes and cassettes, and will now be released as a 10-track vinyl album, with additional cuts on the digital and CD editions.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2024
Police later determined that Kobayashi retrieved her luggage from LAX before and left the airport without her phone.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Crew members on board the helicopter retrieved the equipment, officials said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
Harb hired Curran to get the loan out of collections and sent back to the SBA, but the agency still hasn’t retrieved the full payment that Harb had set up more than three years earlier, records show.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
She was later retrieved and treated for smoke inhalation, per the fire brigade.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Another video filmed by the victim picks up the scene across the street a few seconds later, after the victim retrieved her phone and saw it was damaged.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
However, shortly after the segment, the gaming console was retrieved from the child, who was instead given a free Charlotte Hornets jersey as a consolation.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Later, the mission control team established communication with the chopper and retrieved the images.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
The songs were retrieved from Q Lazzarus’ archive of digital tapes and cassettes, and will now be released as a 10-track vinyl album, with additional cuts on the digital and CD editions.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2024
Police later determined that Kobayashi retrieved her luggage from LAX before and left the airport without her phone.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Crew members on board the helicopter retrieved the equipment, officials said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieved
Adjective
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All data stored within 1Password is fully encrypted, including vault names, website URLs associated with saved passwords, and the passwords themselves, of course.Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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County stumbled upon the video after seeing it in his saved folder.Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 6 June 2024
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Thompson and his team recovered significant amounts of gold and artifacts to great fanfare, but the euphoria proved short-lived.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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While the exact number of missing packages was not disclosed, the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office said that 44 packages have been recovered so far.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The country launched into a civil war in 2011, though a counteroffensive backed by Russia reclaimed most of the country by 2016.Ty Roush, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Four hail from San Diego County, including USC's Reggie Bush who reclaimed his title last year.Kate Murphy, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Retrieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieved. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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