as in to retrieve
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 get back
No Hands and No Knees Means a Perfect Score
To perform the test, researchers asked each participant to sit on the floor with their legs crossed in front of them and then get back up, using as little support as possible.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 June 2025
The faster the processing of returns, the faster those products get back into the marketplace to be sold.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Kemp then gets back into the driver’s seat and was instructed by a uniformed Chicago police sergeant to turn right on Monroe and head westbound away from the protesters.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
But Ed would pop his head in, listen and get back to work.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 June 2025
The faster the processing of returns, the faster those products get back into the marketplace to be sold.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Kemp then gets back into the driver’s seat and was instructed by a uniformed Chicago police sergeant to turn right on Monroe and head westbound away from the protesters.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
But Ed would pop his head in, listen and get back to work.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get back
Verb
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Pictures from the Instagram video where the camera was retrieved after 10 years in the cave.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Jordan retrieved it as authorities watched, this time undetected.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
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The two-time major champion has regained his peak form during the 2025 season, earning one victory at the RBC Heritage and three second-place finishes in 14 tournaments.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Hartford Courant Thomas, 32, has been trying to recapture his game and, like all of the top golfers in the world, trying to approach the outrageously high bar set by Scheffler, who has been No. 1 in the world for more than 100 weeks.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
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But Williams previously said that recapturing the closer’s role didn’t matter to him.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
Verb
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The bags were later recovered and found to contain items with Farber Dulos’ blood on them.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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The stock fully recovered to its pre-crisis peak by August 2, 2012.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Get back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20back. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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