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
Canada, where seven NHL teams play, was also much slower than the U.S. to get back to full capacities at arenas.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Last spring, the team failed to get back to the playoffs by losing to the New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in despite not having Zion Williamson.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
While the loss of Holiday would sting, the Celtics get back solid players like Poeltl and Kennard.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The group would get back together in the 1980s — without key member Robertson — and released a trio of albums that did not reach the creative or critical heights of their early trio of classics.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Last spring, the team failed to get back to the playoffs by losing to the New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in despite not having Zion Williamson.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
While the loss of Holiday would sting, the Celtics get back solid players like Poeltl and Kennard.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The group would get back together in the 1980s — without key member Robertson — and released a trio of albums that did not reach the creative or critical heights of their early trio of classics.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get back
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This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
3 Feb. 2025
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These sections will need to be removed to retrieve the remaining bodies, DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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Calling employees back to physical offices and scrapping telework has regained momentum in the private sector after the pandemic ushered in an era of remote work.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Instead, after the pilot, the comedy falls into a structure in which the Gen Z characters are being morons in their office environment, and the Gen X characters are entirely separately being morons while trying to regain employment.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Feb. 2025
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Westview recaptured the lead and was up 52-46 with 2:01 to play.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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However, it is believed he was recaptured soon afterward.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the loss to Prior Lake, Shakopee trailed 36-15 at the break and couldn’t recover.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Both the aircrafts’ flight data and cockpit voice recorders – known as black boxes – have been recovered.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Get back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20back. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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