Return and Survey

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Return noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

Usage example: I was moved by my grandfather's lengthy return to my casual question about his experiences in the Vietnam War

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Survey is an antonym for return.

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

Survey noun - A close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition.

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Return is an antonym for survey.

Nearby Words: surveyed, surveying, surveyor

old	old return	old survey
brief	brief return	brief survey
initial	initial return	initial survey
single	single return	single survey
Other adjectives: entire, serious, quick, last, recent, previous.

heart	return heart	survey heart
ability	return ability	survey ability
area	return area	survey area
place	return place	survey place
Other words: earth, world, damage, planet, town.

The homeowners then return to their houses (either with Matt or, in later episodes, independently) to survey the damage that Jon caused while robbing their house.

Source: Series / It Takes a Thief (2005)
Higs and company return to survey the carnage and eventually find Bangley still clinging to life.

Source: Literature / The Dog Stars

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