report back
verb
reported back; reporting back; reports back
1
: to return to a place in order to report information, do more work, etc.
Report back in two hours.
—often + toReport back to my office in two hours.
2
: to give (newly found information) to someone
The policeman reported back that he found nothing wrong.
—often + toEach researcher reports his results back to the project director.
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Scouts report back, and the rest of the colony follows the trail to your table.
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Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Lay out goals on how dollars are to be spent for the year, then report back to donors how dollars were actually spent.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Data collection is part of the grant and will be reported back to the DOC.
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Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The theft was reported back in March by North Sky Communications LLC, where the suspect was working at the time.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
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Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Lay out goals on how dollars are to be spent for the year, then report back to donors how dollars were actually spent.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Data collection is part of the grant and will be reported back to the DOC.
—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The theft was reported back in March by North Sky Communications LLC, where the suspect was working at the time.
—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for report back
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“Report back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20back. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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