report back
verb
reported back; reporting back; reports back
1
: to return to a place in order to report information, do more work, etc.
Report back in two hours.
—often + toReport back to my office in two hours.
2
: to give (newly found information) to someone
The policeman reported back that he found nothing wrong.
—often + toEach researcher reports his results back to the project director.
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The Sentinel also reported back then about a very eager Stones fan and his ingenious plan to get into the concert early.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Proton Mail also works overtime to weed out tracking mechanisms in the body of your emails, like hidden images that report back when a message is opened.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
During the 1969 Apollo 10 mission — the one in which Thomas Stafford, John Young and Eugene Cernan circumnavigated the moon — Stafford reported back to mission control on Day 6 of the mission that a piece of waste was floating through the cabin, according to once-confidential government documents.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
That extended contact has proved a major initiative for the AMPTP with all the Guilds this year — as Deadline exclusively reported back in December.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Proton Mail also works overtime to weed out tracking mechanisms in the body of your emails, like hidden images that report back when a message is opened.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
During the 1969 Apollo 10 mission — the one in which Thomas Stafford, John Young and Eugene Cernan circumnavigated the moon — Stafford reported back to mission control on Day 6 of the mission that a piece of waste was floating through the cabin, according to once-confidential government documents.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
That extended contact has proved a major initiative for the AMPTP with all the Guilds this year — as Deadline exclusively reported back in December.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for report back
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“Report back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20back. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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