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noun

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Recent Examples of give back
Verb
Impact: Fuentes-Michel’s life is about giving back and bringing up. Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025 His passion for giving back is a reminder that our tourism leaders are also community champions. Ken Robinson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
The city would need to negotiate any giveback, which would likely require concessions on its end. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025 Life sciences saw a bit of a giveback of the pandemic-era job growth that was fueled in part by a surging investment in biotech tools, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and genomics. Kate Murphy, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for give back
Recent Examples of Synonyms for give back
Noun
  • For decades, the discount carrier has helped push prices down for domestic flights.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Being AmazonBasics items, most are already affordable, so the extra discount is just icing on the cake.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • China reciprocated, claiming a traditional sphere of influence that corresponded to the Monroe Doctrine.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Hilty has suggested several times that her psychiatrist reciprocated her feelings, with her chatbots offering her words that appear to validate that assertion.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Colorado Public Utilities Commission recently published a website detailing all state and federal consumer rebates for clean energy, putting the information in a central location.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Other alternative income sources, including lower taxes and tax rebates, benefited net income and operating profits.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Companies that operationalize these practices report 30–40% reductions in rework—savings that directly impact margins and competitiveness.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • After Connecticut increased its enforcement of its red flag law, research found it was associated with a 14% reduction in the state’s firearm suicide rate.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That same day, Jones wired a kickback of about $25,000 to Gatilin’s personal bank account — then, a few days later, Jones made a $20,000 payment on his American Express card using the Jackson funds.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Instead, officials favored suppliers offering kickbacks over those with competent bids.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • So the taxpayers in CFM lost their deduction, but what about penalties?
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Part of that is due to the increase in the standard deduction for those age 65 and older from 2025 through 2028.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Property tax abatement: Advocates mention giving providers a property tax break, which some states have done, to free up a portion of their budget that could be used for other expenses like salaries or supplies.
    Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Exemptions are better than abatements—Exemptions for a set period with specific set asides seem to create the most predictability for the developer.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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