GET BACK (AT) Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

get back (at)

verb

Definition of get back (at)

as in to give back

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Dolly’s original investment in Silver Dollar City, the park’s predecessor, was purely to give back to the community and support jobs in the area.

— Carlye Wisel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
These contributions help local organizations provide food to those in need while allowing Captain George’s to give back to the people who have supported the restaurant for more than four decades.

— Abby Price, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of give back

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Iranian facilities in the gas field, which Iran shares with Qatar, were also targeted during the regional conflict earlier this year, prompting Tehran to retaliate by attacking major energy facilities of its Gulf neighbors.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Canada's threat to retaliate against the new tariffs with levies of its own will aggravate a trade fight between countries that sold each other $880 billion worth of goods and services last year.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026

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Across the 12 tracks, the sisters team together in a quest for respect, attempting to avenge any lack of it for women in general and their extended tribe of sisters in rock and metal.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026
His son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, has vowed to avenge his death.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of avenge

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