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
Savage knew months ago that this team could be the one to get back to Omaha.
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Brady Oltmans, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
More: Musk tries to get back into Trump's good graces, one X post at a time
Can Musk and Trump rebuild their alliance?
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Although 9-1-1: Lone Star has answered its last call, Rob Lowe is ready to get back in the field as Captain Owen Strand.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 June 2025
El Michels Affair and Clairo decided to get back into the studio after working together on her 2024 album Charm.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 2 June 2025
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Brady Oltmans, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
More: Musk tries to get back into Trump's good graces, one X post at a time
Can Musk and Trump rebuild their alliance?
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Although 9-1-1: Lone Star has answered its last call, Rob Lowe is ready to get back in the field as Captain Owen Strand.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 June 2025
El Michels Affair and Clairo decided to get back into the studio after working together on her 2024 album Charm.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get back
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Chrisley picked up her dad while her brother Grayson Chrisley retrieved their mom, Julie.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Perez initially gave chase towards the baseball, stopped, and then kept going to retrieve it.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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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,
9 June 2025
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Jansen’s blast to left field regained the advantage for the Rays before the Marlins countered with a big inning in the fifth.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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There was plenty to celebrate for the theater business, which seems to have recaptured its stride after a long and painful post-pandemic recovery.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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However, the musical struggled to recapture the same momentum from before the pandemic and ended its run early.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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Iran's Military Setbacks The missile fuel shipments come as Iran seeks to recover from Israeli strikes that targeted its missile production facilities and proxy forces across Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Then, nearly 20 days after Coone vanished, his body was recovered from near Dungeness Spit off the northern coast of Washington, according to KING.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Get back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20back. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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