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
That was a time, like this one, when Juventus were making mistakes in the pursuit of getting back to the top, even with legends like Gigi Buffon and Alex Del Piero in the team, and the likes of Chiellini and Claudio Marchisio beginning to emerge.
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Research published in the Journal of Sleep Research in 2021 found that people who commonly woke up in the night and had trouble getting back to sleep on a nightly basis—effectively depriving themselves of restorative sleep—had a nearly 40% higher risk of developing dementia.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
What’s most important is getting back up and starting again.
—Essence, 8 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
James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Research published in the Journal of Sleep Research in 2021 found that people who commonly woke up in the night and had trouble getting back to sleep on a nightly basis—effectively depriving themselves of restorative sleep—had a nearly 40% higher risk of developing dementia.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
What’s most important is getting back up and starting again.
—Essence, 8 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting back
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CancelConfirm Share Include playlist An error occurred while retrieving sharing information.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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The first phase of the agreement is still in motion, with Hamas yet to hand over the bodies of the remaining 15 hostages to Israel, citing difficulty in retrieving them from the rubble.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Alongside contemporaries including Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Maxwell, the neo-soul class focused on recapturing the live, thick instrumentation, rich songwriting and weighted, passionate delivery of its nominal genre predecessor.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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With the current administration's focus on securing domestic energy, materials, and recapturing semiconductor production market share this rally will not rally in a linear upward direction.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Her Liberal Democratic Party is still recovering from corruption scandals, and her performance abroad could shape both her political future and her party’s recovery.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Winger Bertrand Traore did his fair share of defensive work, shutting down space in the right channel, and Trai Hume was industrious in pushing up to aid attacks and recovering to avoid being exploited on the counter.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Getting back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20back. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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