Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got back (at)
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Warrem sued the planning agency two years ago, claiming she was wrongly retaliated against for reporting mistakes in how drivers were being charged to use the South Bay tollway.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025 -
China retaliated with measures aimed at the country's tourism, retail and entertainment industries — many of which are still in effect.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Students studying at tech colleges to become first responders could get their tuition and materials reimbursed under another new law.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Nearly a year later, California is still waiting to be reimbursed for $40 billion in wildfire aid that Newsom asked for after the Palisades and Eaton fires burned thousands of homes and claimed dozens of lives.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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Lindsey Barber scored a career-high 21 points as the Dartmouth girls basketball team avenged a loss earlier this season by knocking off New Bedford, 49-41, in a nonleague contest.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Ole Miss Now 2-0 without Lane Kiffin, the Rebels avenged their one regular-season loss thanks to a brilliant night from senior Trinidad Chambliss, who had 362 yards passing and two touchdowns without an interception.—
Paul Myerberg,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Some passengers will have to be refunded and removed from the system because capacity simply cannot absorb everyone.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The worker responded to the woman, saying her order was automatically canceled after a certain time but would be refunded, as another manager apparently explained to the customer earlier.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Got back (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20back%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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