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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
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
The news hasn’t been all bad in Denver, as Christian Braun returned five games ago, while Cameron Johnson came back three games ago after missing 23 games.
—Stan Son, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Take a closer look at the United States women’s hockey team’s comeback victory against Canada, which will go down as one of the most exhilarating endings in Olympic history.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
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Verb
That’s where the continuity from the back-to-back titles comes back.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
The news hasn’t been all bad in Denver, as Christian Braun returned five games ago, while Cameron Johnson came back three games ago after missing 23 games.
—Stan Son, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
In a season crowded with comeback narratives and overdue recognition, Madigan’s story lands differently.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Take a closer look at the United States women’s hockey team’s comeback victory against Canada, which will go down as one of the most exhilarating endings in Olympic history.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come back
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Stepanova says the early 2025 rate change was implemented to recover costs associated with upgrades to safety and reliability upgrades to natural gas infrastructure, saying a portion of the update took effect in late 2024.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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Two people were arrested, and police recovered a gun that had been thrown out of the SUV during the pursuit.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2026
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Representatives for Lee, WBD, and Netflix didn't immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly's requests for comment.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor has not responded to multiple requests for comment.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The hearing also lacked contentious partisan moments, but there were some sharp retorts.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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Affleck's Will retorts as a wink to David Schwimmer's line as Ross Geller to Aniston's Rachel Green on Friends.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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Some records from the year-long exchange of evidence in the lawsuit battle were already released publicly in response to a federal appeals court order.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The influx of new observers allowed organizers to spin up neighborhood-specific rapid response groups and reduce response times.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Preston, who died in 2006, just days after coming out as gay in a rehabilitation facility at age 59, is remembered — warts and all — by friends, family, colleagues and historians through testimonials in this powerful biographical documentary.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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There is no possibility of any rehabilitation for Andrew.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Potential projects will demonstrate ways to improve energy utilization, process efficiency and manufacturing throughput to ensure a steady supply of extreme environment materials for industrial markets and federal agencies, according to the details available.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Reserve Jacari White led six players in double figures with 17 points for the Cavaliers (24-3, 12-2 ACC), who improved to 13-1 at home and beat the Hurricanes for the ninth time in their last 10 meetings.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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But the Atallah family remains hopeful that Ssense can rebound.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Isabeau Levito fell on her first jump but rebounded with a really solid routine.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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As some conservatives castigated the measure on social media last week, Hinrichsen replied to one X post with a link to an international meta-analysis published by researchers from four countries.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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Burgess did not reply to the Star-Telegram’s request for comment.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Come back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20back. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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