got back (at)

verb

past tense of get back (at)
as in gave back

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  1. retaliated
  2. reimbursed
  3. avenged
  4. refunded
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  • Saudi Arabia acknowledged at least one vessel was struck and retaliated with airstrikes against Hodeidah, the main port under Houthi control.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Iran has retaliated as before and hit American military targets.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of retaliated
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  • The court denied Cher's request to be fully reimbursed for her legal fees.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 23 July 2026
  • In 2022, analysis found that 64% of public school students were direct certified, which means that the federal government fully reimbursed all student meals in the district for four years.
    — Austin Horn July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of reimbursed
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  • In gender, Columbus' men avenged an earlier season loss and cruised to an 11-6 win to sweep gender doubles.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Egor Demin scored 22 points to lead six players in double figures for the Nets (2-1), who avenged a 79-76 loss to the Kings on Day 1 of the California Classic in Sacramento.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of avenged
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  • Your order will be refunded at point of purchase, per the details outlined below.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • StubHub has since refunded him for the tickets and applied a roughly $1,400 credit to his StubHub account.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of refunded
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