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
What’s most important is getting back up and starting again.
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Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Svechnikov getting back on track would alleviate that as a significant pressure point — especially if what Jackson Blake showed last year was the real deal.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
That’s just rebalancing, not even getting back to what your natural state is.
—Monique Wilson, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
Don't worry about getting back to the starting point; these witches have a spell for that.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Briney’s Conrad and Belly getting back together, Briney is now in another love triangle — but this time for an audio erotica series.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Since then, getting back on Broadway has been a challenge.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Armand Hammer and the Alchemist are getting back together for a new album.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
The defense is still getting back to full strength from a health perspective, and the offense is still working into a rhythm after not playing in the preseason.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Svechnikov getting back on track would alleviate that as a significant pressure point — especially if what Jackson Blake showed last year was the real deal.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
That’s just rebalancing, not even getting back to what your natural state is.
—Monique Wilson, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
Don't worry about getting back to the starting point; these witches have a spell for that.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Briney’s Conrad and Belly getting back together, Briney is now in another love triangle — but this time for an audio erotica series.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Since then, getting back on Broadway has been a challenge.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Armand Hammer and the Alchemist are getting back together for a new album.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
The defense is still getting back to full strength from a health perspective, and the offense is still working into a rhythm after not playing in the preseason.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting back
Verb
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Both players excel at breaking pucks out, retrieving them and defending their own blue lines — all key attributes that lead to strong defensive performances.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Jean’s mama reproached her for not having been more careful and babied Wole, ordering him to remove his T-shirt and retrieving an aloe lotion, telling him to stretch out on the couch and instructing Jean to spread it over the tender areas.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The odds of Democrats recapturing the Senate in next year’s midterm election are long.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The people inside browsed through notebooks, recapturing an analog age.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Young had spent the lead-up to Game 2 recovering.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Saudi Arabia launched a high-profile effort to stamp out corruption in 2017 with the detention of princes, government ministers, and business moguls at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, recovering over $100 billion in assets.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Getting back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20back. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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