retrieving

verb

present participle of retrieve
as in regaining
to get again in one's possession needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library

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Recent Examples of retrieving The person opened the driver’s door and then the trunk before reaching inside, prompting the driver recording the scene to leave out of concern that the shooter might be retrieving additional weapons. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Instrumental convergence is the observation that very different terminal goals tend to call for the same instrumental ones, whether the goal is making paperclips, curing a disease, or retrieving a flag in a security exercise. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 While law enforcement detained and questioned at least two individuals shortly after retrieving the footage, both were ultimately released without criminal charges. — Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 The internet represented a breakthrough in collecting and storing information, but retrieving it remained a challenge. — Daron Acemoglu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 QuadBoat is designed to go a step further by physically retrieving targets from the water. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026 Now that the spacecraft is active again, engineers will begin downloading health and safety information before retrieving data collected by its scientific instruments. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 Video shows an officer retrieving the laptop and placing it in the back of a truck. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 Putting the pilot aboard an inbound ship or retrieving them from an outbound one must take place between the ship and a pilot boat while at sea. — David Szondy june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrieving
  1. recapturing
  2. recovering
  3. reclaiming
Verb
  • The first step in recapturing that kind of production is returning to the field.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Because buyers assume the risk of the IRS disallowing or recapturing the credit, corporate buyers demand strict indemnity.
    — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of recapturing
Verb
  • The actor appeared on The Tonight Show to discuss his role on the HBO drama and reflected on the significance of his role as recovering drug addict Ali Muhammad.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Bezos, through the Bezos Earth Fund, is reportedly committing $100 million to the Phoenix Species Project, an initiative dedicated to recovering endangered species.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of recovering
Verb
  • For Lynnette Grey Bull, who is Northern Arapaho and Hunkpapa Lakota, returning to Colorado is less about reclaiming the past than about asserting the present.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Subaru has finally found its stride in the EV market with the 2026 Uncharted GT, reclaiming its eco-friendly brand image.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of reclaiming

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“Retrieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrieving. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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