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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
When the boyfriend returned, Delgado-Cordoba got back in the driver’s seat and drove away with the woman still inside.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Then all the old problems returned.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
On the first snap of the 2026 Peach Bowl, Ponds returned a pick-six against Oregon on the first snap of the game and was named defensive player of the game.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The May 1 rally The protest on May 1 in Raleigh will happen at the state capitol just days after lawmakers returned for this year’s short legislative session.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Lewis returned in King’s car to the motel in Arlington.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
They were charged after a federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 20-count indictment on April 8.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Bruce and Li-Chun Moy of Lincolnshire returned this year to partake of the amenities.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
An email and call to Davis' attorney, Gabe Banks, were not immediately returned.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Then all the old problems returned.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
On the first snap of the 2026 Peach Bowl, Ponds returned a pick-six against Oregon on the first snap of the game and was named defensive player of the game.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The May 1 rally The protest on May 1 in Raleigh will happen at the state capitol just days after lawmakers returned for this year’s short legislative session.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Lewis returned in King’s car to the motel in Arlington.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
They were charged after a federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 20-count indictment on April 8.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Bruce and Li-Chun Moy of Lincolnshire returned this year to partake of the amenities.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
An email and call to Davis' attorney, Gabe Banks, were not immediately returned.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for returned
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Duneland Superintendent Chip Pettit said power was restored at Liberty Elementary, Liberty Intermediate/Middle, Jackson and Brummitt elementaries Tuesday but the district’s bus barn remained without power.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The lost time spent with his family can never be restored.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But none of it yielded real concern or head-scratching decisions, either.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The transaction has yielded mixed results, most investors and analysts have concluded.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Iran has responded by stepping up its attacks on ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Though the Red Sox got a run back in the top of the second on a solo homer by Wilyer Abreu, the Orioles immediately responded with a Rutschman fielder’s choice in the second, and then extended the lead on a solo shot by Samuel Basallo in the third.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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The third, introduced on April 16, added a system prompt instruction capping the model’s responses at 25 words between tool calls—a change Anthropic said measurably hurt coding quality before it was reverted four days later.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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On offense, role players such as Gavin Sheets, Luis Campusano and Ty France have provided timely impact; in FanGraphs’ definition of high-leverage situations, the Padres rank first in OPS and wRC+.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Instead, scandals have provided rolling revelations of a general unseriousness.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Barrera later replied that just as Shaw loves her own children, the parents of transgender children love theirs, too.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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These days, this useful piece of biological engineering might fire when someone hasn’t replied to your email.—
Phil Starks,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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Struijk’s error was punished, but nobody in white gave a good account of themselves during an opening period in which Daniel Farke admitted there was nervousness in his line-up.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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White told reporters at his Halas Hall introduction that his on-field tenacity comes from rivalries with his brothers and dad that stoked his fire and gave him a cutthroat edge.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hobson said her prayers had been answered.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Towns has answered question after question about his offense, his shot attempts, his touches, his rhythm with team captain and All-Star guard Jalen Brunson.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Returned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/returned. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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