getting back (at)

verb

present participle of get back (at)
as in giving back

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  1. retaliating
  2. avenging
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  • The attacks again raised the possibility that Gulf Arab states were retaliating against Iran without discussing it in public.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Brooks, a South Carolina congressman, was retaliating for a speech Sumner had given condemning slavery and personally insulting a relative of Brooks.
    — Paul Quigley, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
Definition of retaliating
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  • There’s a house on the property where Francis Ford Coppola filmed Vito Corleone avenging his mother’s death in The Godfather Part II, but Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were interested in a much older tale about Sicily—one of gods and mortals.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 14 July 2026
  • While there has been talk of avenging that conflict on social media, the Argentina news outlet Clarín shared a letter from veterans of the Falklands War.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of avenging
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“Getting back (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20back%20%28at%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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