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
When Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages made the catch, Adames was rounding third and in no position to get back safely.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Colorado took advantage to get back on track, but via an unexpected style of play.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Week 10, at Dallas Cowboys A difficult stretch begins here with a road game in Dallas, where the Cowboys will try to get back to the playoffs for the first time since losing in the Wild Card round in 2023.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Now, the challenge is to get back up off the mat.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Colorado took advantage to get back on track, but via an unexpected style of play.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Week 10, at Dallas Cowboys A difficult stretch begins here with a road game in Dallas, where the Cowboys will try to get back to the playoffs for the first time since losing in the Wild Card round in 2023.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Now, the challenge is to get back up off the mat.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get back
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Argentine investigators trudging through mud to retrieve the dead rats declined to speak to journalists about their work.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Customers are given a pickup window to retrieve their pints from the shop on either Friday or Saturday.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The only way to regain that dignity, according to Uyghurs like Choghtal, was to train to fight and perhaps have the opportunity one day to wrest control of Xinjiang away from the Communist Party.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2026
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Per the logline, in The Hawk Lonnie Hawkins, (Ferrell) 2004’s number one golfer, struggles on the back nine of his career to recapture his magic.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Still, the 49ers have been trying to recapture their youth, with an 11-man draft class last year — every draftee remains on the roster — and an eight-man class last month.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The economy recovered by the late 1990s, with the military reinvesting its profits into the country to support hospitals, education and government food rations.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Rudy Giuliani, 81, is recovering from a severe case of viral pneumonia that led him into a coma in early May.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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“Get back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20back. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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