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as in recovering
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 bouncing (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 responding
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 coming back
And the Saints showed a lot of fight in coming back from a 14-3 deficit to score 23 unanswered points and nab their first win.
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
But if someone needs something or someone to be taken care of, or to prevent something from coming back around, that would be the Dark Hearts.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
There’s a hopefulness to it, like coming back.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
What keeps us coming back, beyond the food, is Tavola’s hospitality.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Jobs data has been coming back more weakly than hoped.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Right here, maybe, is the residue of coming back from rough starts the last two years.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Vázquez is coming back from an infection in his left shoulder.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to the airwaves.
—Peter White, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
But if someone needs something or someone to be taken care of, or to prevent something from coming back around, that would be the Dark Hearts.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
There’s a hopefulness to it, like coming back.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
What keeps us coming back, beyond the food, is Tavola’s hospitality.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Jobs data has been coming back more weakly than hoped.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Right here, maybe, is the residue of coming back from rough starts the last two years.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Vázquez is coming back from an infection in his left shoulder.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to the airwaves.
—Peter White, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming back
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Young had spent the lead-up to Game 2 recovering.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Saudi Arabia launched a high-profile effort to stamp out corruption in 2017 with the detention of princes, government ministers, and business moguls at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, recovering over $100 billion in assets.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Dhillon's office requested unredacted incident reports related to the use of force, arrests and other actions and communications regarding directions given to police officers responding to protests at ICE facilities within the past 30 days.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The suspect, Jihad Al-Shamie, was not carrying a firearm and the only shots fired were by responding law enforcement officers, Watson said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the business stays committed to supporting people and improving.—
Samuel Burke,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Leaders across the industry are fighting to combat a global luxury slowdown and searching for new ways to maintain relevancy, reinvigorate their relationships with shoppers, while improving their bottom line.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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These two innovations allow the drone to absorb impact energy and stay locked onto the vehicle without rebounding or sliding.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Wilson earned her third DPOY award after leading the league in blocks, whereas Thomas finished in the top five in steals and rebounding.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Kaliakmanis’ counterpart — freshman Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey — got the last laugh, replying with two second-half touchdown passes and three total as Minnesota rallied from that 14-0 hole for a 31-28 win in their Big Ten opener.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
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Neither quite get you to iPhone levels of lockdown, and Samsung will never achieve this whilst replying on Google for its core OS.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Silence every voice that doesn't come from You, and let his life be a bold witness of Your power, love, and healing grace.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Silence every voice that doesn’t come from You, and let his life be a bold witness of Your power, love, and healing grace.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
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In fairness, Allen sold the call by snapping back his head in something of an NBA or international soccer flop.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The 10-year Treasury note yield briefly dipped below the key 4% level Thursday, the lowest since April, before snapping back later.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Fifty hours after Daniel Farke had been answering questions about Leeds United’s set-piece coaching, Joe Rodon buried a corner past Bournemouth’s Djordje Petrovic.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Grammy-winning artist ended up swapping Scarlet out for her 2018 project Amala before answering.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Coming back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20back. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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