as in to retrieve
to get again in one's possession
the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog
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Recent Examples of get back
The Hoosiers hemmed in the dangerous return man, and Toney was only able to get back to the 7-yard line.
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Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
In an interview with CBS News conducted in the week after Lynette Hooker's disapperance, her daughter, Karli Aylesworth, said her parents had separated in recent years, but reconciled and gotten back together.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The initial goal for Grayson Rodriguez was simply to get back on a major-league mound and feel healthy.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Eric needs to get back to a relationship with his kids, too.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 28 May 2026
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Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
In an interview with CBS News conducted in the week after Lynette Hooker's disapperance, her daughter, Karli Aylesworth, said her parents had separated in recent years, but reconciled and gotten back together.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The initial goal for Grayson Rodriguez was simply to get back on a major-league mound and feel healthy.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Eric needs to get back to a relationship with his kids, too.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get back
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While receiving medical treatment, police say Talley retrieved a gun from underneath a blanket and shot both officers before attempting to escape custody.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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An exasperated Tomás enters the thicket himself to retrieve, among other items, Liam’s boot, and doesn’t emerge until the next day—not screaming, but fundamentally changed.—
Nora Biette-Timmons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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DeGette said her hope is for Democrats to use the next two years to regain power on the national stage.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Democrats consider the Maine race crucial to regain the Senate.—
Mariana Alfaro,
Washington Post,
31 May 2026
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Police in Waco, Texas, found themselves in an unusually bouncy pursuit to recapture a runaway kangaroo.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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One solution to that would be to swap Kasper and Andrew Copp here — looking to recapture the 2024-25 chemistry between Kasper, Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat, and tapping into Copp’s passing for Brandsegg-Nygård.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Rodríguez continues to recover from elbow surgery, while Wilson has been sidelined by lumbar disc inflammation.—
Chantz Martin OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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The prognosis he was given was a month to recover.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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“Get back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20back. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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