CAME BACK Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

came back

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Definition of came back next

past tense of come back

as in recovered

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness she's slowly coming back after being in a coma

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as in bounced (back)

to regain a former or normal state the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong

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as in responded

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction he came back with another one of his smart remarks

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Recent Examples of came back Sasaki came back out for the second inning and breezed through two hitless innings, striking out two and throwing just 22 pitches (13 strikes) to retire six consecutive batters. —

Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026 The man then went inside the house and came back with knives, according to police. —

Joe Brandt, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 McKenna and his father came out to Malaysia full time, while his mother and sister came back and forth. —

Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026 The gastroenterologist thought that Beran might have been dealing with a parasite and did some stool tests, all of which came back negative. —

Maressa Brown, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026 Shadow went out and came back later with some fluff — soft material such as pine needles, moss or grass — to warm and cushion the egg. —

Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026 The team set out to find 30 species and came back having rediscovered 21 of them. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026 If James came back to Cleveland for a third and final stint, his farewell tour would be with a team expected to compete for a championship. —

Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Her results came back negative, but the nurse practitioner assumed some kind of infection was at play and prescribed antibiotics. —

Julia Sullivan, SELF, 4 Feb. 2026

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Dozens of firearms also were recovered, including handguns with images of Santa Muerte (a Mexican folk saint venerated by drug dealers) and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Shortly after the company found new ownership via the Retirement Systems of Alabama, COVID walloped the movie theater business — and iPic’s box office revenues and balance sheets never recovered.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026