REATTAINED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

reattained

verb

past tense of reattain

as in took over

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The club has consistently overachieved in recent seasons despite modest resources, first under coach Christian Streich, now under his former captain Julian Schuster, who took over from the veteran in 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Williams took over in the second quarter, scoring all 16 of her first-half points in that period.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of took over

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About half of Faux’s dining room, on my visits, seemed to be occupied by the young and beautiful, perhaps strategizing, over moules bouillabaisse, when to move the party to the bar downstairs.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Set at around 4,700 feet where three great Alpine passes converge, Andermatt has occupied an important place on Europe’s map for centuries.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

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The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday its air defenses overnight intercepted 644 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions, illegally annexed Crimea and the Black Sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Russian air defenses overnight downed 902 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions, illegally annexed Crimea and the waters of the Azov Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of annexed

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky put the gains made by Vivaldi even higher, saying 176 square kilometers (68 square miles) had been recaptured and 5,000 Russian troops either wounded or killed since the operation started.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Macías Villamar was recaptured last year and sent to the United States, where he has been charged with importing thousands of pounds of cocaine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of recaptured

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