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Definitions for RETURNING
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. returning, revertingadjective

    tending to return to an earlier state

  2. returning(a), reversiveadjective

    tending to be turned back

Wikipedia

  1. returning

    In retail, a product return is the process of a customer taking previously purchased merchandise back to the retailer, and in turn receiving a refund in the original form of payment, exchange for another item (identical or different), or a store credit.

ChatGPT

  1. returning

    Returning generally refers to the act of coming or going back to a place or situation. It can also mean giving something back to its original holder or place. In computer programming, returning refers to the process of ending execution of the current function and resuming it at the point in the code immediately following where the function was called.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Returning

    of Return

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'RETURNING' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2966

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of RETURNING in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of RETURNING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of RETURNING in a Sentence

  1. Jeffrey Halley:

    Markets have naively assumed that China was one and done with Beijing and Shanghai, covid-zero is going nowhere in China, and nor is the virus. Thus, the chances of extended restrictions returning, with the ensuing drop in China's economic activity, remain as high as ever.

  2. Stanley Cup-winning defenceman Slava Voynov:

    Earlier today, I notified the National Hockey League, the National Hockey League Players' Association and the Los Angeles Kings of my decision to immediately begin the formal process of returning to Russia with my family, i sincerely apologize to those in and around the game of hockey, who have been affected by my situation, and I also wish the players of the Los Angeles Kings success in the future.

  3. The Briton:

    Unfortunately, I will not be defending my World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational title, best of luck to all the competitors and I look forward to returning in 2016.

  4. Amy Bartlett:

    The problem is, she didn't just attack or bite and then leave. She attacked, then engaged in significant consumption and cached the body with the intent of returning to feed, those actions go way beyond a defensive attack.

  5. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

    Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted, If it enrich not the heart of another, its waters returning Back to their springs, like the rain shall fill them full of refreshment That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

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