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
The tech giant built up by Internet search is getting back into the smart eyewear game itself; during its I/O 2026 conference on Tuesday, Google shared a sneak peak of two styles designed by Gentle Monster and Warby Parker.
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Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The four-game losing streak was snapped, but on Wednesday night, the attention turns to getting back in the win column.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 19 May 2026
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.
—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
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
Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The four-game losing streak was snapped, but on Wednesday night, the attention turns to getting back in the win column.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 19 May 2026
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting back
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On Thursday, a treatment center in the town of Rwampara was burned down after family members were banned from retrieving the body of a local man suspected to have died of Ebola.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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On Thursday, another treatment center in the town of Rwampara was burned down after family members were prohibited from retrieving the body of a local man.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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Stocks had been on a tear before the past few sessions, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting fresh record highs last week, and the Dow briefly recapturing the 50,000 level.—
Liz Napolitano,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Despite everything the Pacers’ core has shown in its last two playoff appearances, Pritchard could be wrong about the likelihood of recapturing that postseason magic anytime soon.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The same goes for Clarke Schmidt, who is recovering from his own Tommy John surgery.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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