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
It was not immediately reported what Boston got back in return.
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The new year kicked off over a month ago, but Mark Lampert is just now getting back to the office.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Huppe saw Strong get back into a groove after about five games.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
When Borsodi got back to North Carolina, however, the airport employees there were unaware of the issue.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The new year kicked off over a month ago, but Mark Lampert is just now getting back to the office.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Huppe saw Strong get back into a groove after about five games.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
When Borsodi got back to North Carolina, however, the airport employees there were unaware of the issue.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get back
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Egg rushes to retrieve Dunk, who finds Aerion and his men destroying the puppet show, with Aerion even breaking Tanselle’s fingers, causing Dunk to snap and start beating on the prince before the guards are able to restrain him.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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The email from O’Keefe also suggested that the company’s general manager, Neil Li, who later died in the explosion, could come and retrieve tons of fireworks seized in Commerce, California and truck them 426 miles to Esparto.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bediako, a 7-footer who is suing the NCAA in an attempt to regain college eligibility despite leaving school and entering the NBA Draft, played his third game with Alabama and first on the road.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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The film tells the story of the Lakota people’s fight to regain control of South Dakota’s Black Hills — land that is sacred to them and which was seized by the government in 1876.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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An inmate has been recaptured after escaping from a Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office laundry facility on Tuesday, the second escape from custody this week.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cotton also cited studies by Columbia University and others that say a significant amount of benzene and VOCs still leak from fueling stations despite equipment designed to recapture vapors.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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After 35 rounds of radiation and painful robotic surgery on his tongue, Coulier can finally begin to recover from his cancer battle.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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But Nancy Guthrie did not have an active subscription, so none of the images were able to be recovered.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Get back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20back. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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