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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
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
The year-old eastern imperial eagle from Serbia, started flying in August and later set off on his first migratory flight toward the Middle East, only to be captured by poachers, sold illegally and retrieved in a daring cross-border mission.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
The company showcased the system through a workplace delivery demonstration in which a humanoid robot retrieved a snack parcel, navigated stairs and an elevator, unpacked the box, and stored the items in a drawer.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Language models cannot reliably tell apart instructions written by a developer from text retrieved from a webpage, email or document.
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Janakiram Msv,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Austrian privacy laws discourage journalists from asking probing questions, but a quick-witted reporter in Salzburg had retrieved years of Plamberger’s posts, presumably before lawyers could tell him to lock his accounts.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Dyer and other city officials pulled on rubber gloves and retrieved them, cutting open packages bound in plastic wrap and ribbons patterned like the American flag.
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Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Swift was never designed to be repaired, let alone retrieved by hands — human or otherwise.
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Marcia Dunn,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
On Monday evening, 18-year-old suspect Bradley Scott Sayer allegedly did a walk-through of the building, retrieved a shotgun from his vehicle and fatally shot Johnson at the main door and Hull inside.
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Alula Alderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Verb
Bericoto retrieved the ball and fired a throw to Koss, who turned and fired to try to nail Troy at third.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
The year-old eastern imperial eagle from Serbia, started flying in August and later set off on his first migratory flight toward the Middle East, only to be captured by poachers, sold illegally and retrieved in a daring cross-border mission.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
The company showcased the system through a workplace delivery demonstration in which a humanoid robot retrieved a snack parcel, navigated stairs and an elevator, unpacked the box, and stored the items in a drawer.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Language models cannot reliably tell apart instructions written by a developer from text retrieved from a webpage, email or document.
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Janakiram Msv,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Austrian privacy laws discourage journalists from asking probing questions, but a quick-witted reporter in Salzburg had retrieved years of Plamberger’s posts, presumably before lawyers could tell him to lock his accounts.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Dyer and other city officials pulled on rubber gloves and retrieved them, cutting open packages bound in plastic wrap and ribbons patterned like the American flag.
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Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Swift was never designed to be repaired, let alone retrieved by hands — human or otherwise.
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Marcia Dunn,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
On Monday evening, 18-year-old suspect Bradley Scott Sayer allegedly did a walk-through of the building, retrieved a shotgun from his vehicle and fatally shot Johnson at the main door and Hull inside.
—
Alula Alderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieved
Adjective
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But the tale of the shitty guy who uses his ‘saved’ status to avoid scrutiny of his current choices?
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Spotify noted that the album is one of the most pre-saved album Countdown Pages in platform history, with more than five million presaves.
Verb
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Before being released, each snake is microchipped so they can be identified if they are recaptured; the chips also help biologists track the snakes’ movement.
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He was recaptured and indicted on a charge of obstructing a pending immigration proceeding.
Adjective
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The company did not, however, discuss how the recovered capital would impact its consumer base.
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The recovered gun was previously reported stolen in southwest suburban Bedford Park.
Verb
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With the win and Cleveland’s 6-3 loss to the Texas Rangers, the Sox (44-39) reclaimed sole possession of first place in the American League Central.
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NurPhoto via Getty Images George Russell of Mercedes reclaimed second place in the world championship after securing victory at the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg.
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“Retrieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieved. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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