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
The Lions got back into the match when Hudson Garner scored on a penalty kick in the 30th minute.
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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
Then, after a Mazzulla timeout and a round of C’s substitutions, the Magic got back-to-back buckets off offensive rebounds, then two makes off steals by Desmond Bane (22 points) and Paolo Banchero (15 points).
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
But the Falcons found their toughness, got back to their winning ways and topped off perhaps an unlikely season with a 25-22, 25-22, 25-11 win over Carlsbad in Friday’s CIF Division I Championship held at Francis Parker.
—Tim Meehan Sd, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
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
Then, after a Mazzulla timeout and a round of C’s substitutions, the Magic got back-to-back buckets off offensive rebounds, then two makes off steals by Desmond Bane (22 points) and Paolo Banchero (15 points).
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
But the Falcons found their toughness, got back to their winning ways and topped off perhaps an unlikely season with a 25-22, 25-22, 25-11 win over Carlsbad in Friday’s CIF Division I Championship held at Francis Parker.
—Tim Meehan Sd, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got back
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Emergency crews retrieved the bodies of two men, aged 90 and 52, and a woman from the rubble, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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His height advantage over castmembers Veronika Slowikowska, Jeremy Culhane and Kam Patterson comes in handy when items need to be retrieved from precarious places on the Studio 8H set.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the case of Meta (META) , shares recaptured the 200-day and gapped above it – crisis averted for now.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Troops on Monday seized a prison in the northeastern town of Shaddadeh, where some IS detainees escaped and many were recaptured, state media reported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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His body was recovered after an extensive search of the pond.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The youngest child, age 6, did not resurface and was recovered after an extensive search.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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