as in regaining
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 retrieving
CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.
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David K. Li, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Matt Faustman is the co-founder and CEO of Honey Health, a company that develops AI tools designed to automate tasks for providers — including managing fax inboxes, processing prior authorizations and retrieving patient records.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
Yet even after retrieving it from her backpack, Shawler paused, reluctant to switch it on due to a combination of embarrassment and uncertainty about initiating a full-scale rescue.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
Engineers are already retrieving mooring data from the Thwaites region, while fundraising efforts aim to secure $10 million to support early-stage development.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Indiana is preparing to work with private industry to determine the feasibility of retrieving rare earth elements from its legacy coal byproducts.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Bystander video shows one agent reaching into the scrum of other officers seeking to restrain Pretti and retrieving a weapon that appears to match the firearm the Department of Homeland Security says Pretti possessed.
—Thomas Bordeaux, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
The seventh installment in the Jurassic Park franchise once again finds ambitious paleontologists retrieving DNA from dinosaur fossils.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
David K. Li, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Matt Faustman is the co-founder and CEO of Honey Health, a company that develops AI tools designed to automate tasks for providers — including managing fax inboxes, processing prior authorizations and retrieving patient records.
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
Yet even after retrieving it from her backpack, Shawler paused, reluctant to switch it on due to a combination of embarrassment and uncertainty about initiating a full-scale rescue.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
Engineers are already retrieving mooring data from the Thwaites region, while fundraising efforts aim to secure $10 million to support early-stage development.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Indiana is preparing to work with private industry to determine the feasibility of retrieving rare earth elements from its legacy coal byproducts.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Bystander video shows one agent reaching into the scrum of other officers seeking to restrain Pretti and retrieving a weapon that appears to match the firearm the Department of Homeland Security says Pretti possessed.
—Thomas Bordeaux, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
The seventh installment in the Jurassic Park franchise once again finds ambitious paleontologists retrieving DNA from dinosaur fossils.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieving
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That includes 15 Democrats, who are leaving despite their party’s increasing odds of recapturing the House next November.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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After recapturing Jerusalem’s holy temple, which had been defiled by the occupiers, the Maccabees searched for pure oil to light the menorah.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Dec. 2025
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Countless challenges can stand between people recovering from addiction and employment, like rocky work histories, criminal records, a lack of reliable transportation or judgment from employers.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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According to a GoFundMe created to raise expenses, Vasquez was recovering from emergency hip surgery and Honda had moved in to become her caretaker.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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His passion for cinema is driven by a need to center the Hawaiian perspective, reclaiming narratives and dismantling long-standing stereotypes.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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For her, she’s just been assaulted and is reclaiming a level of physicality for herself.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Retrieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieving. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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