Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got back (at)
Verb
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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 -
Trump imposed tariffs on the country’s third-largest trading partner, and China retaliated by refusing to buy soybeans and restricting the export of rare-earth minerals.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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The region’s Head Start sites incur costs on their own but are reimbursed on a monthly basis through federal grants.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With the win, FFC avenged a 45-7 loss at Regis last fall.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Dragons avenged that defeat in a 56-7 regional final rout of Byron Nelson that same year.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cuomo has received about $1,100 in foreign donations, with half being refunded.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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Those who missed out were refunded automatically.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
17 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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