as in withdrawn
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
I take back what I said about her: she's not the fool I thought she was
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Recent Examples of taken back
An incarcerated man who fled from a community work crew in Plymouth, Minnesota, on Friday morning has been taken back into custody, according to the state's Department of Corrections.
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Having been located at the Sleep Inn Hotel on Bendix Drive in Salisbury, she was taken back into custody without incident.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Retrieved and taken back home to Colorado.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
European countries have taken back anywhere from a few dozen or a few hundred, in the case of France.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Bordaz had long theorized that the body of the musketeer was probably buried near the French camp, rather than being taken back to France, so that King Louis XIV could personally attend the burial of his loyal servant.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
The overload and strain on resources also increases the risk that the system will make an error — one that cannot be taken back.
—Melanie Verdecia, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Instead, after being caught at sea, refugees are taken back to Libya where, between 2017 and 2022, more than 100,000 men, women and children have been locked up, essentially for being there illegally — albeit without any official charges or trials to contest their imprisonment.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Leamington was taken back by lender CIT Bank in January 2025 through a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Nick Lentz, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Having been located at the Sleep Inn Hotel on Bendix Drive in Salisbury, she was taken back into custody without incident.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Retrieved and taken back home to Colorado.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
European countries have taken back anywhere from a few dozen or a few hundred, in the case of France.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Bordaz had long theorized that the body of the musketeer was probably buried near the French camp, rather than being taken back to France, so that King Louis XIV could personally attend the burial of his loyal servant.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
The overload and strain on resources also increases the risk that the system will make an error — one that cannot be taken back.
—Melanie Verdecia, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Instead, after being caught at sea, refugees are taken back to Libya where, between 2017 and 2022, more than 100,000 men, women and children have been locked up, essentially for being there illegally — albeit without any official charges or trials to contest their imprisonment.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Leamington was taken back by lender CIT Bank in January 2025 through a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken back
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Churchill Downs announced Silent Tactic, who was 20-1 on the morning line, has been withdrawn from Saturday’s race.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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El Gamal has since divorced the children's father, Mohammed Soliman, whose family has said spent little time at home before the incident and was often withdrawn.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Japan renounced war under Article 9 of its post-World War II pacifist constitution.—
Sam Meredith,Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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President Ahmed al-Sharaa is a one-time al-Qaeda commander who renounced the ideology before taking power.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The ban was repealed on May 14, 2008.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Heaton noted that a similar fee was in place from 2011 to 2017 but was ultimately repealed after rural homeowners argued they were being unfairly targeted.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the country’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has denied Cuba has political prisoners and has stressed that his government is not negotiating any internal political matters with the United States.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Beyoncé's publicist has denied rumors that the singer's next album will be released the week of the Met Gala.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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But Lucas, known for making false confessions, later retracted his claim, and other evidence disproved his connection to the murder.—
JACK BROOK,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Author Michael Wolff said last year that Epstein played a role in introducing the couple in a Daily Beast article that was later retracted.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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