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as in recovering
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
she's slowly coming back after being in a coma
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as in bouncing (back)
to regain a former or normal state
the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong
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as in responding
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
he came back with another one of his smart remarks
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Recent Examples of coming back
Oil prices, which skyrocketed for the first few months of the US-Israeli war with Iran, are now coming back down, closing a window of opportunity for Russia to use higher profits on its exports to close its widening budget deficit.
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Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
State test scores for the 2025-26 school year are coming back, and Georgia public schools are part of a national pattern of declining reading and math skills.
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Taylor Carney,
AJC.com,
6 July 2026
But demonstrating the defiance that would come to define his game, Djokovic saved six match points before coming back to win in five sets.
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Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Brands including Amazon, Summer Fridays and Abercrombie have all tapped the influencer, whose content blends motherhood, entrepreneurship and everyday life for an audience that keeps coming back.
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Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
But the biggest numbers still keep coming back to one person, despite what the media and other players in the league try to tell themselves.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Hahn requested — as part of a response analysis report coming back to the board in 90 days — why the county can’t find other ways besides relying on state and federal agencies to alert people.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
Stories also highlight people losing more than a home but finding the will to go on and neighbors coming back to nothing but nonetheless coming back.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
The location alone is reason enough to book this historic Hong Kong hotel, but the luxurious spa, excellent restaurants, and cool Captain’s Bar keep guests coming back.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
State test scores for the 2025-26 school year are coming back, and Georgia public schools are part of a national pattern of declining reading and math skills.
—
Taylor Carney,
AJC.com,
6 July 2026
But demonstrating the defiance that would come to define his game, Djokovic saved six match points before coming back to win in five sets.
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Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Brands including Amazon, Summer Fridays and Abercrombie have all tapped the influencer, whose content blends motherhood, entrepreneurship and everyday life for an audience that keeps coming back.
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Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
But the biggest numbers still keep coming back to one person, despite what the media and other players in the league try to tell themselves.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Hahn requested — as part of a response analysis report coming back to the board in 90 days — why the county can’t find other ways besides relying on state and federal agencies to alert people.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
Stories also highlight people losing more than a home but finding the will to go on and neighbors coming back to nothing but nonetheless coming back.
—
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
The location alone is reason enough to book this historic Hong Kong hotel, but the luxurious spa, excellent restaurants, and cool Captain’s Bar keep guests coming back.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming back
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Koné will continue recovering from his fractured tibia and fibula.
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The 1980s, fortunately, brought with them a feminism committed to revisiting and recovering the literary canon of women writers.
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Dallas was the big mover, rebounding from their inexplicable last place showing in Austin to get back into playoff position.
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Dallas didn't get many second chances, with the Aces winning the rebounding battle 35-24.
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The responding officers rendered first aid to the victims before they were taken to local hospitals.
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Police responding to the 2200 block of Oliver Street found one woman dead; eight adults were treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, the Fort Wayne Police Department said.
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Pogačar is only improving as a rider, a scary proposition for man with his extraordinary palmares.
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Higgins also says that improving resilience will mean changing the city’s building code to allow innovative new technology.
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When in doubt, contact the Settlement Administrator through the official settlement website rather than replying to an email that showed up in your inbox.
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Like, no other CEOs are just posting at anon accounts and, like, retweeting them and replying to them and posting just a wide array of things.
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In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift.
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By contrast, bridge-building leadership works by healing divides.
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In my view, an especially helpful approach to answering such questions is to revisit the towering but neglected influence of the French philosopher Montesquieu on the founding of this country.
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In practice, this means deliberately re-engaging in small, concrete activities, such as a short walk, a shower or answering one message, specifically because those actions are small enough to complete even at low motivation.
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With potentially record-breaking heat coming to Washington, DC on the Fourth of July, people wanting to catch fireworks by saving an early spot on the National Mall will have a lot of waiting to do.
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That means Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, is coming to the Metroplex.
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