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
Unfortunately the record player was sold, but retrieving it will become another part of this adventure.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Successfully retrieving the QuietComforts from the case is a chore.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Staff spend hours handling requests, scanning documents, managing files, and retrieving records.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After retrieving Peanut, his owners attempted to put a collar on him in case he ever got lost again.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Japan's Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 missions set the stage, successfully retrieving samples from asteroids Itokawa and Ryugu, while NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission recently delivered material from asteroid Bennu — which researchers hope to study using the same X-ray techniques.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Thompson, the former peer review group chair, stressed the urgency of retrieving the federal funding or finding new state funding.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Successfully retrieving the QuietComforts from the case is a chore.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Staff spend hours handling requests, scanning documents, managing files, and retrieving records.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After retrieving Peanut, his owners attempted to put a collar on him in case he ever got lost again.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Japan's Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 missions set the stage, successfully retrieving samples from asteroids Itokawa and Ryugu, while NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission recently delivered material from asteroid Bennu — which researchers hope to study using the same X-ray techniques.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Thompson, the former peer review group chair, stressed the urgency of retrieving the federal funding or finding new state funding.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieving
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The odds of Democrats recapturing the Senate in next year’s midterm election are long.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The people inside browsed through notebooks, recapturing an analog age.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, the left-handed starter — who is recovering from a left rotator-cuff strain — made another rehab start with Triple-A Omaha.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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Derek concluded that her journey to reclaiming dance begins now.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In a future defined by climate change and its consequences, some experts say Arizona will need copper mines for the wires in solar panels, desalination plants for reclaiming salty groundwater, and ways to capture globe-heating carbon emissions and trap them underground.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Retrieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieving. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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