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noun

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Recent Examples of give back
Verb
On the day he was ordered to give back his laptop, Lu also wiped encrypted data from company systems. Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025 Her main goal though, is to earn enough to give back in a big way. Julia Moore, People.com, 22 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
  • Food deals, discounts over Labor Day weekend 7-Eleven: Need an energy boost over Labor Day weekend?
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
  • While Google has maintained price parity with last year's models, the discount on last year's models will be noticeable.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Filming in South Korea Kim feels a deep connection with Korea through his family’s heritage — and the affinity has been reciprocated.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
  • But then-president Lawrence Kitchen reversed the decision, writing that Lockheed couldn’t afford not to reciprocate.
    Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • Moreover, insurance plans and rebate programs have improved affordability.
    Malana VanTyler, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • There are a number of state and local rebates that are not going away, and home electrification can still save you money in the long run, even without the federal tax credits.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The long-term market rates continued to surge upwards, bolting higher with each rate reduction.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Its acting Chief Financial Officer, John Arnold, said the school was planning a budget reduction, layoffs, administrative centralization and a reset of athletics spending.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This included reporting that the company manipulated vote counts, is owned by a company founded in Venezuela to rig elections for Hugo Chavez, is paid kickbacks to government officials who used its machines in swing states and was involved in voting irregularities in Texas in 2018.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
  • That doesn’t include mandatory hotel bookings, from which the Stars get kickbacks.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • So the taxpayers in CFM lost their deduction, but what about penalties?
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The program is funded through an increase in the smog abatement fee that Golden State drivers of newer cars pay.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Once that abatement work is complete, the project can move along.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025

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