coming back

verb

present participle of come back
1
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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2
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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3
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 But Florida’s Halloween nightmare keeps coming back wearing a red visor, flashing that devilish smirk and getting the last laugh. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026 State lawmakers were coming back from a contentious election season, where Republican incumbents were ousted by members of their own party. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026 Because we’re already used taking it lightly, looking away, following faces, then coming back for more. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 Watkins is coming back from an ACL injury that sidelined her for all of last season. — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 And President Obama coming back out helps turn out Republicans, true. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Jenn keeps coming back for the rellenos de papa, comparing them to the famed versions at Porto’s Bakery. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 In yet another Instagram post, Mendes took some credit for the band coming back. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 In Game 1, the Guardians were the aggressor, coming back in the second half of the game and scoring all of their runs. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming back
  1. recovering
  2. rebounding
  3. responding
  4. improving
  5. replying
  6. healing
  7. answering
  8. coming to
Verb
  • However, recovering their constituent materials at the required purity for reuse is technically challenging.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Osment plays a recovering alcoholic and social media influencer, with Kotcheff as Francis, who has abandoned her Amish community for Osment’s character, and Leder as the agoraphobic and heavily pregnant wannabe-actress Lillie.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of recovering
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  • The Valkyries also crashed the offensive boards, rebounding their own misses to give themselves more chances to score.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Josephine will begin to pull away Thursday, allowing winds and water levels to gradually subside, with highs rebounding to the upper 60s inland.
    — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of rebounding
Verb
  • The house’s move into ready-to-wear in 1966 was another example of Saint Laurent responding to his time.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That includes training managers to listen before responding; encouraging employees to share ideas, concerns and mistakes; and making respectful disagreement acceptable.
    — Dr. Manish Pratap Singh Chandel, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of responding
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  • Jackson Chourio had a single and double, improving to 10 for 20 in the Series.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Chicago stopped a three-game slide while improving to 3-4-0 on a seven-game homestand.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • Musk was replying to a post on X by Chamath Palihapitiya, the founder of Social Capital, who laid out his views on the state of the data center buildout.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • As supporters and detractors debated, Hall’s partner began replying to online comments.
    — Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of replying
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  • The Holistic Touch treatment uses Ayurvedic techniques to rebalance the body’s energy, including healing poultices and marma-point stimulation.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Recognizing this divine reality even a little, brings tangible, healing comfort to anyone who opens up their heart to it.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of healing
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  • Organizers arranged flights and hotels along the way and provided instructions on answering immigration officers’ questions.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Their flexibility is useful when writing, summarizing, brainstorming, or answering broad questions.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of answering
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  • The extension will make travel easier for both patients receiving care in the medical district as well as employees coming to the area’s rapidly expanding hospitals, such as upgrades to the JPS campus and Cook Children’s.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Xi has championed anti-corruption since coming to power in 2012, and has sustained a crackdown on officials going for more than a decade.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of coming to

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“Coming back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20back. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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