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retook

VERB

resume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reclaim recover restore take back

STRONG

convert recondition recycle redeem regenerate remodel repossess rescue salvage

WEAK

reassume reoccupy

Antonyms

STRONG

harm hurt injure lose

Example Sentences

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UPS retook the top spot Tuesday, but FedEx was on top again by Friday’s closing bell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

When Elvis retook the stage in 1969, he hadn’t performed before a live audience in nine years and he’d gotten a little uncool.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Sadat, who herself has been living in Germany since Taliban authorities retook power in 2021, said that trawling through locations outside Afghanistan was something she had been used to for a long time.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The UAE withdrew and within days government forces and their allies retook control of the western provinces as well as all of the south.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Every time Luke came up next to her, she retook his hand.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss