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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
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
First, Hayden Christensen is coming back as Anakin Skywalker — that makes all the sense in the world.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
But within the past decade, nuclear energy has been making a comeback thanks to the development of small modular reactors.
—Juzel Lloyd, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
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Fortunately for the Yankees, X-rays and a CT scan came back clean.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
First, Hayden Christensen is coming back as Anakin Skywalker — that makes all the sense in the world.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
Shawn Levy, Ryan Reynolds’ wingman filmmaker on Free Guy, stepped in to take over for David Leitch, but the big sell here was the comeback of superhero movies — not just after the strike, but also after a great deal of fatigue with the genre and waning grosses.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
But within the past decade, nuclear energy has been making a comeback thanks to the development of small modular reactors.
—Juzel Lloyd, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come back
Verb
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Agents and forensic experts from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered and analyzed key evidence from the Tesla attack, including Molotov cocktails allegedly used in the arson.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Unfortunately, Travis was not able to recover from the devastating injury, and is now retiring from football.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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In one exchange, Waltz is seen in screenshots of the chats to respond to news of an airstrike with emojis of an American flag, fire and a fist.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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At the moment, those questions were answered poorly and the Yankees responded by pulling Williams from his closer’s role.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Cena delivered more gems on the mic, but Rhodes had some solid retorts.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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His comments came in retort to Poilievre, who moments prior, had accused him of being too similar to Justin Trudeau, who stepped down from the top job earlier this year following a rapid decline in approval ratings.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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In response to questions from Jackson, Nuttall agreed that injuries to O'Keefe's face could have been caused by a punch to the face.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Trump administration has into potential new tariffs on all U.S. imports of critical minerals in response to China’s export controls.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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There also will be clinical services, including physical and occupational therapies, speech pathology services, and specialized programs dedicated to neurological, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and amputation rehabilitation.—
Stephanie Lam,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Also within park grounds is the Nairobi Animal Orphanage, a treatment and rehabilitation center for cheetahs, lions, monkeys and other animals injured by poachers.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Sporting improved to 2-6-1 in MLS regular-season play, winning its second match of 2025.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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If each of us could do one small good deed daily, the world would be improved.—
Maria Zimina,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Even commercial real estate has rebounded while taxi trips have increased by 20%.—
Brian Fritsch,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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But with tariff and recession concerns gripping the market, deal activity has not rebounded as much as expected during the president’s first few months in office.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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Engage in conversations by replying to comments, livestreaming, answering audience queries in messages, creating broadcast channels and participating in relevant discussions.—
Karan Sharma,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately reply to ABC News' request for comment.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Come back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20back. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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