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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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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

After expelling Pyrrhus, Carthage and Rome retook lost territories and added new ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

It was only a fortnight ago when Liverpool threw away a two-goal lead at Leeds in the second half then conceded an injury-time equaliser after they retook the lead.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

The Sparks retook the lead before a Sonia Citron three-pointer tied the score at 61-61 with 5:35 remaining.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

At the eleven-hundred-meter mark, Germany retook the lead from Italy.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown