returned

verb

past tense of return
1
as in restored
to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from

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2
as in yielded
to produce as revenue this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit

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3
as in responded
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready

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4
as in reverted
to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level vowed to do anything to keep the recovering alcoholic from returning to his dissolute ways

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Recent Examples of returned Two fourth-quarter Manning interceptions, one returned for a touchdown, gave the Sooners a win in a wonderful afternoon of football. — Mac Engel october 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026 Somewhat heavily expository dialogue informs us that Yue, formerly a fashion director in Beijing, has recently returned with Moon to the family apartment in the city of Hangzhou in southeast China. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 But his backwards pass was knocked down by Oklahoma State’s Christian Bodnar and returned for a touchdown by Jackson. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, Choi has returned — happily this time — to the theater. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 Bass began to thump from the other side of the wall, and, as if in a dream, the girls left one by one and returned sweating in the old familiar alchemy. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 The online retailer estimates about 50 percent of items ordered across its markets are returned. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Deafheaven have returned with a new EP called At Work in the Fields of the Bomb. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 Excited fans returned Friday to Discovery Park, braving another hot and muggy day of the 2026 Aftershock music festival. — Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for returned
  1. restored
  2. yielded
  3. responded
  4. reverted
  5. provided
  6. replied
  7. gave
  8. answered
Verb
  • The company bought the building in 1997 for $220 million, restored the lobby and some other spaces, and sold it off gradually, exiting in 2008 in a deal that put the building’s value at $800 million.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The request does not apply to planning, measurements, soil surveys, or other measures with minor impacts that can be easily restored.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of restored
Verb
  • Sour yielded four more multiplatinum singles, and her star was locked in.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Nick Pivetta yielded two runs and five hits while pitching into the fifth for the Padres, and Dustin May got pulled abruptly with a 1-0 count on Bogaerts and a runner aboard in the fourth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of yielded
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  • Mountain Rescue Aspen has responded to a rising number of calls involving drug and alcohol use this season.
    — The Aspen Times, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Citizen activists responded to that attempt by gathering petition signatures to place an amendment on the November ballot that would enshrine nonpartisan judicial elections in the state constitution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of responded
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  • Just after Sky announced its greenlight earlier this year, Banijay and Sony entered a rights dispute revolving around Banijay believing the TV and film rights had reverted back to them since The Girl in the Spider’s Web movie aired.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The prices later reverted after public polling continued to show Paxton leading, the report also found.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of reverted
Verb
  • At the pool and beachside, reusable glass bottles are provided upon request in buckets of ice, free of charge.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities are currently looking at around R$61 million ($12 million) in funds provided by Daniel Vorcaro, the owner of Brazil’s Banco Master, to finance the film.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of provided
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  • The Russian Federation replied on Tuesday, saying no case of plague had recently been reported in the Irkutsk Oblast, in southeastern Siberia, and that about 200 contacts had been placed in quarantine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The executive replied to a fan pointing out that actor Frank Grillo — who plays Rick Flag in the DC Universe — had reposted an image suggesting Arjona was the new Diana Prince.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of replied
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  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Definition of gave
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  • On one attempt, the process server observed four cars in the driveway, but no one answered at the front door, the new filing said.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And a public record request for the permit plan wasn’t immediately answered.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of answered

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“Returned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/returned. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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