It has returned vs It has been returned

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'It has returned' is used when something has come back or arrived again, while 'It has been returned' is used when something has been sent back to its original place or owner.

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It has returned

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something has come back or arrived again.

This phrase is used to express the action of something coming back or arriving again.

Examples:

The sun has returned after the storm.
The missing cat has returned home.
Spring has returned with its beautiful flowers.
The warm weather has returned at last.
The students have returned to school after the holidays.

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At present, it has returned to its starting point.
It has returned, year to date, 15.4%.
It has returned a Conservative only once, in the Tories' landslide year of 1983, when Stefan Terlezki became the MP.
It has returned to the European Parliament today, one year on, amended and modified, it is true, but still just as controversial.
It has returned a Labour MP for the first time since its first election in 1885 and, apart from a brief period between 1916 and 1918, was held by the Conservatives from 1885 until 1997, when the Liberal Democrats won it.
Completely in ruins after alternating vicissitudes, it has returned to its ancient splendour today.
It is a completely natural reaction to believe that it has returned.
So it has returned money to us not completely.
The hawk is invincible while in flight, but can be killed if it has returned to its perch on Torikai Genji's shoulder.
There is a reason that the future it has returned with this gift.
This would allow recovery of part of the aid from the bank after it has returned to viability.
Historic landmark on the square of Asolo, it has returned to life thanks to a skilful restoration, ended in 1996, by which the old building construction got back its original look.
Thus also the diocese of Padua, which preserves the remains of the evangelist, can say that it has returned to this city».
The farmhouse has been subject of a careful restoration work, through which it has returned to its former glory as an independent villa, an exclusive residence equipped with all modern comforts.
Now it has returned to us it is particularly pleasing that the Council has adopted the thrust of most of our amendments.
Pombia is a one of the most interesting archaeological area of Novarese, in particular it has returned the the most ancient European red beer inside of a cremation tomb, now dried.
The last few years the name Aquatronica has been associated with LED lighting, but we like it more now that it has returned to its peak product and this makes us really happy.
Once it has returned to the boil, remove from the heat, pour immediately over the bread and serve.
Situated on a dominating position in the valley, in front to thermal hills of Bagni di Lucca, La Torre has historical buildings and today it has returned to its ancient splendour thanks to a careful work of restoration.
5 A$AP Rocky loves it Although the company was founded some twenty years ago, it has returned to prominence in recent months, worn by celebrities and influencers such as Tyga and A$AP Rocky.

Alternatives:

it is back
it has come back
it has arrived again
it is here again
it has reappeared

It has been returned

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something has been sent back to its original place or owner.

This phrase is used to express the action of something being sent back to its original place or owner.

Examples:

The library book has been returned.
The package has been returned to the sender.
The lost wallet has been returned to its owner.
The borrowed car has been returned to the rental agency.
The stolen painting has been returned to the museum.

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It has been returned
Now it has been returned to its rightful owner.
The impertinence with which it has been returned on the table with the straight face of a poker player and now under a new Orwellian title is astounding.
Otherwise, the refund may be held back until the Product is received or until the Customer can provide proof that it has been returned.
It has been returned to sender.
My test-bed Naim 42.5 board in the nasty case is no longer available as it has been returned to its Torlyte home and is undergoing counselling to come to terms with its harrowing experience in the resonant 2U rack-case.
I'm sorry, it hasn't been returned yet.
He tells Alexander that his was a former slave of Pythagoras. Once again became free man, It has been enriched and returned home, in Thrace.
The Council of the League of Nations upheld the Bahá'í's claim to the house, but it has not yet been returned to the Bahá'í community.
And Biyi? Has it been returned to your family?
Zigao, Kong Qiu's disciple and BiYi, has it been returned to your family?
How many years has it been since you returned to to the Celestial Hall?
We fight until all the Yuan concubines have been returned.
All the missing items have been returned undamaged.
After the installed program has been returned, WHDLoad checks the additional memory if it has been altered.If there is a change WHDLoad will show an appropriate error requester.
Car hasn't been returned yet.
It's not been returned yet, no.
A million properties have been returned.
A 12-count indictment has been returned by a Cuyahoga County grand jury against labour leader Daniel Patrick Greene.
All other copies of the file have been returned.
Meanwhile, the Joker has been returned to Arkham Asylum.

Alternatives:

it was sent back
it was given back
it was sent to its original place
it was sent to its owner
it was brought back

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