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returned

  • past participle
    of return.
    return
    verb (used without object)
    to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
  • past tense form
    of return.
    return
    verb (used without object)
    to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;

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Orange smoke has hung in the air of the seaside venue since it returned to the schedule in 2021 after a 36-year absence, with sell-out crowds overwhelmingly supporting Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

When Báez returned from his hiatus, he was an entirely different player.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Early in the fourth quarter, Smith returned a punt 40 yards to the Chiefs’ 23.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Bonnie Tyler fans lined the streets of a south Wales suburb Saturday to pay their respects as the late Welsh singer's coffin returned to her home there ahead of her funeral.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Then I returned to my table and finished packing my bag, determined to ignore him for the rest of my life.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows