REATTAINED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

reattained

verb

past tense of reattain

as in took over

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Somewhere along the line, mobility and strength took over to preserve pitchers’ bodies and keep their arms strong.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Mallouk took over as majority owner in the winter but offseason roster building plans were long set in motion.

— Tom Bogert, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of took over

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The Israeli military seized a 400 square kilometer buffer zone inside Syria after the 2024 collapse of the Assad regime and has occupied it since.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, occupied a space in our global cultural imagination — a figure of American mythology, someone best described as larger-than-life and then a little bit more.

— Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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By 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, Europe was deeply dependent for its security on the United States, which was already tied up in the Middle East and increasingly focused on China’s rising military power.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
The property was annexed into the City of Minneola, but will remain zoned as agricultural land.

— James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of annexed

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Shares also recaptured its 200-day moving average and safely moved above it — all signs of a major trend change.

— Jay Woods, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Victoria’s Secret under CEO Hillary Super has doubled down on its authority as the go-to destination for bras and bra fittings—and recaptured some aughts nostalgia—riding that strategy to four consecutive quarters of growth.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

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