came back

verb

past tense of come back
1
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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2
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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3
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 At least until the lake came back to more or less slap him in the face. — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 Vitello said Arraez underwent an X-ray on his foot that came back clean. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 The Dodgers came back from a 6-0 deficit after two innings to win that game, 12-7. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 July 2026 The facilities were fumigated and employees returned to the building, but the bedbugs came back as well. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026 That lesson came back to me recently during the 33rd yahrzeit of my mother, Charlotte (Lazar) Gildin, of blessed memory. — Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026 But a two-out walk in the second came back to bite him after Matt McClain swiped second base and scored on Tyler Stephenson’s single to center. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 But then, with no clear trigger, technology stocks in Asia came back from a lunchtime trading break sharply in the red, with giants like Softbank and Samsung weighing on trade across the continent. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 10 June 2026 The previous largest comeback in Finals history came almost 20 years ago when the Boston Celtics came back from 24 points down against the Los Angeles Lakers. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came back
  1. recovered
  2. snapped back
  3. responded
  4. improved
  5. rebounded
  6. replied
  7. rallied
  8. answered
Verb
  • An inconclusive ballistics result is not uncommon, as the analysis depends on the size and condition of the bullet fragments recovered.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Aguirre removed Quiñones in favor or taller options, but Mexico never recovered from the loss of offensive creativity.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of recovered
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  • But it can be snapped back together and used as a snowboard for descents.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Meloni snapped back on Trump with her own social media post later in the morning which shared a screen shot of the president's post along with a message by her written in English.
    — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 20 June 2026
Definition of snapped back
Verb
  • The Fire Department of New York responded early July 7 to reports of bricks falling from the 37-story building currently under construction on East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd avenues, a heavily congested area of Manhattan.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The town of Foxboro responded to the Kraft Group’s lawsuit filed in June on Tuesday, stating the nearly $1 million entertainment license fee at issue was a legitimate billing for safety expenses and filing a counterclaim against the group.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of responded
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  • Advances in childbirth — including prenatal care, Cesarean sections, blood transfusions, antibiotics and neonatal intensive care — also dramatically improved maternal and infant survival compared with colonial America.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The incursions showed drone defenses in Europe need to rapidly be improved, the IISS said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of improved
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  • At the plate, Arraez has rebounded from a two-year slide and should be in competition for his fourth batting title.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
  • Bitcoin recently rebounded above $60,000 after a significant year-long decline, despite earlier fears and a 50% value loss.
    — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of rebounded
Verb
  • None of the series sponsors replied to Forbes’ emailed questions except Shell, which declined to comment for this story.
    — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The Charlotte Observer has reached out to attorneys in the case for comment; no one replied Thursday or Friday morning.
    — Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of replied
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  • Emanuel Sharp, Isaiah Stevens and Marquel Sutton led the way as the Kings rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors Blue 91-85 on Sunday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • Boston rallied three minutes into extra time off the foot of Amanda Santos, then Aissata Traore converted a penalty kick in the 78th minute.
    — Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Definition of rallied
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  • The question definitively answered here is whether more schools should be emphasizing project learning over rote memorization and teaching to the test.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The University of Hawaii deployed AI chatbots across all 10 campuses—94% student opt-in, 4,294 questions answered without human intervention in five months, 2,533 students flagged for follow-up.
    — Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of answered

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