GETTING BACK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

getting back

verb

present participle of get back

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 Eventually getting back this version of him, however, was key to the Dodgers’ postseason aspirations. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 But, once that period ends, getting back a supplement depends on state of residence and health status. — Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Stribling missed a handful of practices while dealing with hamstring tightness before getting back on the field last Thursday. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 If Joseph looks like himself, the Lions will be getting back a difference-maker, which should alleviate some concerns about the secondary. — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 July 2026 From there, walk toward Salem Maritime National Historical Park and Derby Wharf before getting back onto the water for a harbor cruise or schooner sail. — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026 Losing Strosnider and Brunson — both outfielders — will be a blow for the Horned Frogs who have revamped their coaching staff in hopes of getting back to the College World Series. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026 Ryan Kattner and Kevin Hanna’s script does not explicitly endorse this relationship, and there’s ease to how Anderson and Reid play their characters as fully aware that getting back together could be a bad thing. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026 In Season 2, the Klatts are finally getting back to normality until Wanda is caught seemingly red-handed standing over a dead body. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 July 2026

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The person opened the driver’s door and then the trunk before reaching inside, prompting the driver recording the scene to leave out of concern that the shooter might be retrieving additional weapons.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Instrumental convergence is the observation that very different terminal goals tend to call for the same instrumental ones, whether the goal is making paperclips, curing a disease, or retrieving a flag in a security exercise.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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The city of Aurora is still recovering after two mornings of heavy storms and high winds this week.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Her two younger siblings, then ages 6 and 7, were also taken for emergency medical treatment and spent three weeks in the hospital recovering from severe malnutrition.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026