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
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.
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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
The clients worried about getting back for sailing (which had long passed).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
An Emphasis on Whole Foods This time, the focus shifts toward eating mostly whole foods and getting back to the basics—think real strawberries instead of berry‑flavored Cheerios.
—Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
No place to go Even though Guevarra is a Philippine national, getting back to her home country would not be easy.
—Ashley Westerman, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
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
The clients worried about getting back for sailing (which had long passed).
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
An Emphasis on Whole Foods This time, the focus shifts toward eating mostly whole foods and getting back to the basics—think real strawberries instead of berry‑flavored Cheerios.
—Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
No place to go Even though Guevarra is a Philippine national, getting back to her home country would not be easy.
—Ashley Westerman, NPR, 17 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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Durant, who is recovering from a left ankle sprain and bruised bone suffered in Game 2, has played in just one game in the series.—
Reid Laymance,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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In Caveat, Isaac (Johnny French) and Olga (Leila Sykes) are both recovering from traumatic events that have left them impaired — him an amnesiac, her intermittently catatonic.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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“Getting back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20back. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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