as in recaptured
to get again in one's possession
after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital
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Recent Examples of retaken
Sudan’s army has since retaken the capital, and Al Nao remains one of the area's only functioning health centers.
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
After an official club complaint to UEFA over the Alvarez decision, the game’s lawmakers, IFAB, changed the rules so that if a taker accidentally makes contact with the ball with both feet and the kick is successful, it must now be retaken instead of counting as a miss.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Black denominations in the North had rushed to send missionaries, ministers, and supplies into territories retaken by the US Army.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Last year, Joe Biden showed up late and the photo had to be retaken, an ominous sign even then of US retrenchment.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
The Ukrainian General Staff said the military was repelling attacks in the Kupyansk area, and that two settlements north of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region had been retaken over the past several days.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The Rays had retaken the lead in the seventh on Christopher Morel’s homer against Ryan Zeferjahn.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
After an official club complaint to UEFA over the Alvarez decision, the game’s lawmakers, IFAB, changed the rules so that if a taker accidentally makes contact with the ball with both feet and the kick is successful, it must now be retaken instead of counting as a miss.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Black denominations in the North had rushed to send missionaries, ministers, and supplies into territories retaken by the US Army.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Last year, Joe Biden showed up late and the photo had to be retaken, an ominous sign even then of US retrenchment.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
The Ukrainian General Staff said the military was repelling attacks in the Kupyansk area, and that two settlements north of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region had been retaken over the past several days.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The Rays had retaken the lead in the seventh on Christopher Morel’s homer against Ryan Zeferjahn.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retaken
recaptured
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The inmates, whose ages ranged from 19 to 42, were all eventually recaptured by October.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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All of the inmates were eventually recaptured after a monthslong search.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Retaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaken. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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