as in retrieves
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 gets back
Fast forward a few months, and Kerr said the team’s only priority is making sure Curry gets back to full health.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Regardless of when Traore gets back on the court, Miller says the emergence of Codie as a reliable presence off the bench will help the Longhorns, especially come tournament time.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
That gets back to that idea of politics.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
The Broncos kick off their season against a Bulls team that finished 7-6 but gets back quarterback Byrum Brown, who missed most of last season with a broken leg.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2025
This should be the moment UF gets back to its winning ways of a decade ago, tossing around a significantly less talented SEC foe.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Regardless of when Traore gets back on the court, Miller says the emergence of Codie as a reliable presence off the bench will help the Longhorns, especially come tournament time.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
That gets back to that idea of politics.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
The Broncos kick off their season against a Bulls team that finished 7-6 but gets back quarterback Byrum Brown, who missed most of last season with a broken leg.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2025
This should be the moment UF gets back to its winning ways of a decade ago, tossing around a significantly less talented SEC foe.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets back
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Ben Shelton pauses between serves as a ball kid retrieves a tennis ball during the singles finals of the Dallas Open men's tennis tournament which was held at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco on February 15, 2026.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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If a snook doesn’t hit on the initial fall, Nichols retrieves the shrimp with a series of light twitches of his fishing rod.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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Kirtley says the setup currently recaptures about 96% of its energy input—sort of like how an EV uses regenerative braking to recharge a bit during a trip.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Gets back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gets%20back. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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