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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
In the remote village of Bella Coola, where a milky-green river winds beneath towering mountains, the ooligan run has not returned in 26 years.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
And in February, HBR returned with 3M's Jayshree Seth describing how AI tools meant to enhance productivity are creating predictable patterns of dysfunction.
—Julie Averill, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In 2023, zoos across the country returned their pandas because of the rocky relationship between the United States and China.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum Trust in the UK has returned artifacts to Ethiopia that were taken during the Anglo-Indian Expedition of 1868.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
The 2024 winner, Nemo, even returned their trophy to the EBU.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Shares of Starbucks are up more than 9% over the past month and have returned 28% year to date.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Murphy Brown also returned for a reboot season in 2018.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Angels pitcher Alek Manoah returned from Tommy John surgery that had sidelined him since May 29, 2024, and faced his former team for the first time.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
And in February, HBR returned with 3M's Jayshree Seth describing how AI tools meant to enhance productivity are creating predictable patterns of dysfunction.
—Julie Averill, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
In 2023, zoos across the country returned their pandas because of the rocky relationship between the United States and China.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum Trust in the UK has returned artifacts to Ethiopia that were taken during the Anglo-Indian Expedition of 1868.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
The 2024 winner, Nemo, even returned their trophy to the EBU.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Shares of Starbucks are up more than 9% over the past month and have returned 28% year to date.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Murphy Brown also returned for a reboot season in 2018.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Angels pitcher Alek Manoah returned from Tommy John surgery that had sidelined him since May 29, 2024, and faced his former team for the first time.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for returned
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The villas were restored and updated, Conrad Orlando was introduced as the luxury hotel anchor, and Evermore Bay (the lagoon beach that now defines the property) was built from scratch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The company preserved Pan Am logos, gold paneling and restored the original reflecting pools.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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The more financially savvy questions yielded smarter answers.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The result was a mix-and-match wardrobe that yielded a huge number of outfit possibilities.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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The project also would put to a new use a cineplex built for another era when multiple screens responded to the demand by the movie-going public.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The Hawks responded back with a scoring drive.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Musk is seeking to have Altman removed from the company's board, the company reverted back to a nonprofit, and have millions to be transferred to the charity arm at OpenAI.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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In 2017, Neverland Ranch was reverted back to its original name of Sycamore Valley Ranch, per Billboard.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tennis Channel again provided a wry graphic, this time showing that Watanuki’s topspin forehands increased from 77 mph on average to 80 mph post-Pepsi.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Her burial provided researchers with a vivid glimpse into life and death in Roman Colchester, as per a press release.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Haycock and Wimmer replied and came to my home in Monticello to get acquainted, and the trip took shape.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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Bulloch replied as the two laughed.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Some of the visceral mechanisms that gave it life have to be discarded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Her Avalon pair gave Cannes a more subtle version of a slouchy boot shape that has been turning up in more dramatic form this spring.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Things flipped in the second period, with Anaheim outshooting Vegas 17-6, but Hart answered the bell.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Dorofeyev answered after taking the puck from Chris Kreider, shifting to the slot and snapping a shot past Dostal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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“Returned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/returned. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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