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  - talented
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  - talk about
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taking back

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take back
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Sense: To regain

Synonyms:

retrieve Collocations, get back, reclaim, recover Collocations, regain Collocations

Sense: To restrict

Synonyms:

draw in, retire Collocations, pull in, remove Collocations, withdraw Collocations, restrict Collocations

Sense: To disavow

Synonyms:

retract, back down, recall Collocations, deny Collocations, recant, withdraw Collocations, disavow

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