as in retrieving
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 getting back
Coming off of the strike, and what that meant for so many people getting back to work, and then being able to go back to work on that type of set was such a privilege and very humbling.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
So, things are starting to quiet down a little bit and getting back to the enjoyment of working with our horses and training the rest of the stable.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
People who qualify to live at Eden Village are people who need a community’s support to have a chance at getting back on their feet.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Junis put two runners on base with no outs before getting back-to-back batters to fly out to the outfield before Higashioka took a dribbler and rocketed a throw to first, with an excellent extension from Jake Burger, for the game’s final out.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
After another cold morning with lows in the 20s, our highs will improve today, getting back near 60 degrees with sunny skies.
—Mary Ours, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Enterprise workers who use AI are getting back nearly an hour a day, according to data from OpenAI dated December 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The process of getting back to ace form lingered through the first half of the Miami Marlins’ 2025 season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Now a sophomore, Hughes is slowly getting back into the swing of things.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
So, things are starting to quiet down a little bit and getting back to the enjoyment of working with our horses and training the rest of the stable.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
People who qualify to live at Eden Village are people who need a community’s support to have a chance at getting back on their feet.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Junis put two runners on base with no outs before getting back-to-back batters to fly out to the outfield before Higashioka took a dribbler and rocketed a throw to first, with an excellent extension from Jake Burger, for the game’s final out.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
After another cold morning with lows in the 20s, our highs will improve today, getting back near 60 degrees with sunny skies.
—Mary Ours, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Enterprise workers who use AI are getting back nearly an hour a day, according to data from OpenAI dated December 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
The process of getting back to ace form lingered through the first half of the Miami Marlins’ 2025 season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Now a sophomore, Hughes is slowly getting back into the swing of things.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting back
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The Kansas City Fire Department’s water rescue team was called to assist, eventually retrieving Cook from the floodwaters, the document said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Detectives said the witness also told police about a video that had surfaced online that appeared to show Jones going to his vehicle, retrieving an object, and then making a racking motion consistent with using a gun before walking to where the shooting unfolded.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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And history suggests that returning is one thing, but recapturing the same intensity of viewership and fandom is another.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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More than a century later the Yaʿrubid dynasty drove the Portuguese from the Omani coast, recapturing Muscat in 1650 and then occupying Portuguese settlements in the Persian Gulf and East African coastal regions.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Xcel Energy, the state’s largest electricity utility, has said the rate increase is aimed at recovering the costs of investments the company has made since its last rate increase in 2023.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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The 18-year-old received a steroid shot from a doctor and is also recovering from January wrist surgery that has sidelined her from golf until at least July.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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“Getting back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20back. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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