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retrieving

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of retrieve

noun retrievings

  1. An act of retrieval.

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Closest in meaning: recover, regain, call back, recall, find, recollect, remind, remember, call up, think, retrieval, recovery, regaining, recuperation, recovering, return

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"retrieving." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/retrieving. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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retrieving. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/retrieving

Chicago

"retrieving." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/retrieving.

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@misc{retrieving_2026,
  title = {retrieving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retrieving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}