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as in to recover
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 to bounce (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 to respond
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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as in response
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
regardless of the question posed by the prosecutor, the witness had a plausible comeback
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as in rehabilitation
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
trying to make a comeback after a career-threatening injury
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Recent Examples of come back
Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
With a game-closing 15-0 run, the Timberwolves came back from 13 points down for a 110-108 victory over the Rockets.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Revamping Siri, first launched nearly 15 years ago, is central to the comeback plan.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Verb
So was coming back from 2-0 down to tie first-place Eastern Conference club Nashville SC.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
With a game-closing 15-0 run, the Timberwolves came back from 13 points down for a 110-108 victory over the Rockets.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
The 50-year-old Woods is currently on the golf comeback trail after rupturing his Achilles just over a year ago and then undergoing his seventh back surgery late last year.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Revamping Siri, first launched nearly 15 years ago, is central to the comeback plan.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come back
Verb
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The machine was later recovered with the safe intact.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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This grant will directly strengthen the infrastructure behind its weekly food distribution, increase the volume of food that can be recovered and provided, and ensure that families across the community continue to have consistent access to fresh, healthy food, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ultra's security chief responded to the complaint by asking for the location of her office to investigate the excessive noise.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The last time the country saw immigration at the current scale was in the early 1900s, when Congress responded by imposing quotas.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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If, by our standard, that is glaring plagiarism, the obvious retort is that the standard of the early seventeenth century was a very different beast.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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LeBron James didn’t hold back from his retorts over his late-in-the-game elbow injury Thursday night against the Denver Nuggets.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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Dunn pointed to when Bannon tried to rally the crowd on the main stage at CPAC around the war in Iran, but was met with a lackluster response.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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His responses are supported by pre-programmed gestures, like waving, to make interactions more natural.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The position consults with medical, social work, rehabilitation, education, nursing, custody and other personnel regarding program planning and evaluation and the development of direct and indirect services — with medical and other clinical consultation as necessary.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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In one air strike on a Kabul drug rehabilitation centre last week, 400 people were killed, according to Afghan officials.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sacramento improved its position in the lottery standings, gaining ground on the Nets and Indiana Pacers, who beat the Miami Heat 135-118 after losing 18 of their last 19 games.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Albin is confident the offensive line will improve this season, allowing the signal callers to take command of the offense.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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And then Eriksson Ek ended the game in the dying seconds with a wrist shot from up close off a Brock Faber rebound.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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On the ensuing possession, San Diego State’s Naomi Panganiban missed a 3-point attempt and the Jayhawks rebounded the ball.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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However, no one replied, and the chat asked me to leave a message.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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League officials did not not immediately reply to a request for comment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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