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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
Mauala continued to drive away from the scene after striking the cyclists, but returned before the responders arrived.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
Houston returned home from a 5-2 trip and entered Monday an AL-best 15-10 in June.
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CBS News,
30 June 2026
After missing most of the 2024-25 schedule because of a torn Achilles, Smith returned for the start of last season and earned consistent playing time because of his pesky perimeter defense and steady offensive game in a backup point guard role.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
The drama had returned, Scheffler and Hovland resumed their duel, with Morikawa watching hopefully, but helplessly.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
The first-stage booster made its 10th flight and returned for a touchdown at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Mateschitz and Red Bull renovated the track again, bringing the facilities up to 21st-century F1 standards, and the sport returned in 2014.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
The university returned 14 objects from its Ethnographic Museum, while two additional Benin Bronzes came from Museum Rietberg Zurich and another two from the Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
But the New York Knicks captain and MVP definitely returned the favor in a big way.
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Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
Houston returned home from a 5-2 trip and entered Monday an AL-best 15-10 in June.
—
CBS News,
30 June 2026
After missing most of the 2024-25 schedule because of a torn Achilles, Smith returned for the start of last season and earned consistent playing time because of his pesky perimeter defense and steady offensive game in a backup point guard role.
—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
The drama had returned, Scheffler and Hovland resumed their duel, with Morikawa watching hopefully, but helplessly.
—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
The first-stage booster made its 10th flight and returned for a touchdown at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Mateschitz and Red Bull renovated the track again, bringing the facilities up to 21st-century F1 standards, and the sport returned in 2014.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
The university returned 14 objects from its Ethnographic Museum, while two additional Benin Bronzes came from Museum Rietberg Zurich and another two from the Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
But the New York Knicks captain and MVP definitely returned the favor in a big way.
—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for returned
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The restaurant received a score of 62 and were closed until hot water was restored.
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He was restored to the starting lineup against Belgium, but was taken off midway through the second half.
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Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts after rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
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By the end of the 19th century, this melding of musical elements yielded the blues.
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Ground crews and least three aircraft responded to the fire, according to Cal Fire’s incident page.
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Sonoma County Animal Services said its officers responded to the resident's call and discovered that the otter was actually a tiny baby American mink.
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The effect hasn’t mean-reverted.
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The testing also showed that after a time, the chromium reverted back to nontoxic form.
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Before the World Cup, Dioz provided employee uniforms for events including Super Bowl LIX and Copa America, which may have given it a leg up on the FIFA contact.
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Now in its 18th year, The Zac Foundation has provided free water safety camps to more than 25,000 kids in at-risk communities.
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Hours after the Royal Family's Instagram posted an image of Queen Camilla with Rowling during their meeting this week at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, scores of commenters replied to the image criticizing the move.
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Last week, Sportman replied to Peterson by email, noting her late response the result of primarily working out in the field for the past five weeks.
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Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
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Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.
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Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
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Koorimannil and his best friend had answered an ad online for jobs encouraging tourism to Thailand.
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“Returned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/returned. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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