RETOOK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

retook

verb

past tense of retake

as in regained

to get again in one's possession after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital

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Recent Examples of retook The Warriors cut the deficit to just seven midway through the third, but Boston quickly retook control and led 89-73 entering the fourth quarter. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2026 Her husband was not charge in the crime, while Sophia retook the SAT and was accepted into Carnegie Mellon University's drama program. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026

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Russia occupied Izyum, where Fox said her brother settled, for six months in 2022, but Ukraine later recaptured it in a major counteroffensive.

— Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
This group of people laughing, arguing, and reminiscing about a great era of American history—and also about members of their cohort who were long gone—recaptured lightning in a bottle.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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Rubio-Leiva’s family members were airlifted to Canazei while her body was retrieved, the local carabinieri told CNN.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Physicist Flavio Del Santo at the University of Geneva retrieved it and analyzed its contents to establish a likely date it was written and also what the famous physicist thought about random outcomes in quantum physics.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

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