as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back
a law firm that has been involved in the retrieval of artworks that were plundered during the war
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Recent Examples of retrieval
And because of that, companies are struggling to shift from agents being used for knowledge retrieval to being action oriented.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Then came her egg retrieval, a process that requires medications designed to stimulate the ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
This timeline tracks for me; my turning point incident occurred just six days after my egg retrieval, before my body fully recovered.
—Anonymous, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
The retrieval phase also brought its own trauma.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieval
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The recent reclamations of Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones and Mac Jones give him something to strive for, anyway.—
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January is a reclamation and an invitation to rise into the life you're meant to live.—
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Nestled in the green hills of the Pacific Palisades and just miles from the Pacific Ocean, community members gathered for an afternoon service and concert to grieve, heal and remember — remember homes lost, remember their lives before displacement and remember to find hope in recovery.—
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Right after the Eaton and Palisades Fires, county and city leaders promised a fast, efficient and safe recovery, but fewer than a thousand actual buildings are under construction one year later.—
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Criminal gang violence continues unabated following the recapture in June of the country's biggest drug lord, Adolfo Macías after his escape from a maximum-security prison in 2024.—
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This one had previously been captured and released in the mainstem just below the confluence, about four miles from this recapture point.—
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“Retrieval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieval. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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