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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
Arkan hasn’t returned requests for comment this week.
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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
However, the pair returned in Week 8, and since then, the Rams have gotten back on track.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed and all the hostages are returned and has said Israel will maintain a lasting military presence in some areas.
—Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
This year, in a surprise move, Wilson returned for more tune-ups.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
The two side boosters returned for a land landing at Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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
However, the pair returned in Week 8, and since then, the Rams have gotten back on track.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed and all the hostages are returned and has said Israel will maintain a lasting military presence in some areas.
—Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
This year, in a surprise move, Wilson returned for more tune-ups.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
The two side boosters returned for a land landing at Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, if not emotionally, order was restored enough for Erik Spoelstra’s team to snap a three-game losing streak with Monday night’s 110-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at Kaseya Center.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Before the issue could be decided definitively, President Joe Biden restored TPS for everyone affected, and the lawsuit was dismissed.Tyche Hendricks, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, Sheba grew pale, papery bark and yielded resin.Franz Lidz, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Since the site yielded archaeological material from three distinct eras, the rescue mission along the Prague Ring Road will continue.Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
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The rookie wide receiver has been targeted 11 times in each of the last two weeks and has responded with 13 catches for 111 yards and a touchdown.Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Port Police crisis team responded, Cooper said, and eventually decided to send the passenger to the hospital for evaluation.Stepheny Price, Fox News, 24 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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The payment will be direct deposited into the bank account provided on the eligible person's 2023 tax return or mailed to the address of record.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 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
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Some replied entrepreneur, sports journalist, surgeon and traveling nurse.La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Manning replied in the affirmative, sparking national conversation about whether the then-Giants star’s perception was accurate.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Even Major League Baseball had a McDonald’s subplot this year, when Grimace became the lucky charm who (briefly) gave the Mets hope for a world championship and New Yorkers hope for a Subway Series (but then the Mets lost to the Dodgers in the playoffs, of course).Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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So many of Italy’s traditional food festivals began not long after, when the emergence of culinary tourism and growing appreciation for local food traditions gave rise to new annual celebrations.John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Those benefits include health care, free college tuition, paid family leave and company stock grants, Starbucks says, adding that the combination of average pay and benefits equates to an average of $30 per hour for the vast majority of baristas working at least 20 hours per week.Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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The report said one of the other men in the group paid for the vacation rental where the group stayed, and that Gaetz returned to Florida on a private plane with one other man and three of the women.Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Returned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/returned. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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