Compass
Compass verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.
Retrieve and compass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retrieve" instead a verb "Compass".
Nearby Words: compassion, compassed, compassing
Both words in one sentence
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In the scene where she separates herself from the restraint chair in the pod to retrieve said compass, which had come loose from her neck, the chair breaks violently apart from its fastenings, fulfilling Palmer's prediction that the compass would one day save her life.
Source: Film / Contact
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Retrieve and Compass. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compass/retrieve
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