get back (at)

verb

Definition of get back (at)next
as in to give back

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  1. give back
  2. retaliate
  3. avenge
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  • For Lwin, who came to the United States as a political refugee from Myanmar and decided to join the Navy as a way to give back, Havoc and its autonomous systems fit his mission.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Cannabis consumers value businesses that educate, give back, advocate for the industry and show up consistently in their communities.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of give back
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  • Lesnar retaliated with steel steps, German suplexes, and chair shots.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Security and intelligence officials have been warning this is exactly how Iran would retaliate, that Iran poses just this kind of threat, not only to water systems, but to other critical infrastructures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of retaliate
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  • Kansas avenged the Duke loss with a 66-59 win in the 1988 NCAA Final Four semifinals in Kansas City.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Agamemnon expects his son, Orestes, to avenge him by killing his mother, Clytemnestra, and Menelaus is proud to tell Telemachus that Orestes did just that.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of avenge
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