as in retrieved
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 got back
Things only got back up to speed once the tariffs dropped to 30%, which led DiMeo to raise Wildcoat’s prices to $525 apiece from $460.
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Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Word got back to Roper, still in high school at the time.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
The Lions got back into the match when Hudson Garner scored on a penalty kick in the 30th minute.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Williams and Priest exchanged blows on the apron, and Orton got back up and hit them simultaneously with draping DDTs.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Mullins eventually returned to the bench, but never got back on the court.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The Blazers got back guard Jrue Holiday, who hasn't played since mid-November because of a calf injury.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Last week, as drivers got back to their routine commutes after the holiday stretch, prices jumped.
—Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The Bears got back in the end zone less than three minutes later, on a drive that included perhaps the finest throw of Williams’s career — a drop-in-the-bucket sideline shot on 4th and 8.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Word got back to Roper, still in high school at the time.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
The Lions got back into the match when Hudson Garner scored on a penalty kick in the 30th minute.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Williams and Priest exchanged blows on the apron, and Orton got back up and hit them simultaneously with draping DDTs.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Mullins eventually returned to the bench, but never got back on the court.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The Blazers got back guard Jrue Holiday, who hasn't played since mid-November because of a calf injury.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Last week, as drivers got back to their routine commutes after the holiday stretch, prices jumped.
—Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The Bears got back in the end zone less than three minutes later, on a drive that included perhaps the finest throw of Williams’s career — a drop-in-the-bucket sideline shot on 4th and 8.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got back
Verb
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The items were retrieved from her personal collection after her death.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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Pilgrims also threw in coins as offerings, some later retrieved by impoverished people to survive.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The swagger with which the 2013-14 and 2014-15 teams played could never be recaptured.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The inmate was recaptured around 10 minutes later.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After obtaining a search warrant for the home, authorities recovered a pistol in the living room next to Battle’s purse and a bullet casing that matched the gun’s caliber in the hallway.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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He is accused of invasive visual recording and was later charged with possession and production of child pornography after police recovered illicit images and videos from his phone.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Got back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20back. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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