retrieval
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3.9
- noun
- /rɪˈtrivəl/
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recuperación
- The Spacelab demonstration involved retrieval of a free-floating object, not always easy even for a human in free-fall.
- retrieval failure
- retrieval episode
We're given these contracts decades ago for UFO crash retrievals.
- We're given these contracts decades ago for UFO crash retrievals.
- Which was that there were retrievals of things found at Roswell, NM, that people could not explain.
- And I mean, some clinics only do one, like I am not going to do a retrieval under no sedation.
- Back in July when I started my IVF cycle, I was intending on it ending in an egg retrieval as IVF cycles do.
- And so in, you know, I've done some shamanic soul retrieval work.
- I said, OK, so it sounds like what you want is something like soul retrieval, right?
Examples
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The demand for this material, combined with the complexity of oocyte retrieval, results in a wide range of payment offers for donors.
Academic text (2014) -
I was sent here to employ your services in the retrieval of a lost animal.
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Hostage retrieval is my area of expertise.
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It began with the retrieval of the Great Ball.
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Bone graft retrieval can add even more to the blood loss.
Academic text (2005) -
I'm on a search and retrieval for a wild wirehair.
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The gear was then left to fish for about 6 hours before retrieval began at noon and ended at dusk.
Academic text (1998) -
Back in July when I started my IVF cycle, I was intending on it ending in an egg retrieval as IVF cycles do.
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Here, far from resisting retrieval, the past is rising uncontainably, threatening to swamp the present with its relics.
Academic text (2000) -
The archaeologists focused on the retrieval of ancient artifacts from the buried site.
Synonyms
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3.2
Getting back things that were lost or stolen
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6.9
Giving back something lost or paying money for damage
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4.1
Finding something again after it was lost or forgotten
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5.7
The act of taking back something lost, for example land or a title
Getting something back that was once lost, sold, or given away
Getting something back after you lost or gave it away
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Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Retrieval comes from the verb retrieve, made of re- 'back' and a root meaning 'pull', like in tractor. So a retrieval is literally bringing something back, which fits the act of regaining a lost or stolen item.