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noun

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Recent Examples of give back
Verb
In addition to being a husband and a father, Curry owns a media company, a bourbon brand, a golf league for kids and a philanthropic foundation that gives back to California students. Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 June 2025 Leon’s Triathlon partners with a variety of local, state and national initiatives and organizations throughout the year to recognize and give back to military and first responders. Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Noun
In addition to the historic prize structure, the athletes participating will also earn more through the meet’s unique giveback program. Taylor Dutch, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024 However, Microsoft did not seek any tax concessions or other givebacks from the village in the development agreement that accompanied its second, larger land purchase. Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for give back
Recent Examples of Synonyms for give back
Noun
  • Despite deep discounts, consumer interest in electrification remains — to put it mildly — tepid at best.
    Ashley Nunes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
  • Our favorite finds are up to 80 percent off this weekend; act fast to score these picks while discounts last.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • Other countries reciprocated with comparable tariffs, which forced global trade to decline by 65% in 1933, the peak of the Depression that spawned a 25% unemployment rate in the United States.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
  • However, oxytocin levels don't rise from initiating interaction but only when their affection is reciprocated by their peers, which means dogs thrive on mutual companionship.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • On the national level, Mexico offers a 16% VAT rebate for international productions.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 6 June 2025
  • Now in theaters, Final Reckoning’s budget is $400 million after subtracting tens of millions of dollars in tax incentives and rebates from the various countries included on its globe-trotting shooting schedule.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • The answer lies in reframing identity governance as a foundational layer for risk reduction.
    Leslie Milne, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Largely confirming what other economic models have predicted, the Congressional Budget Office's estimations show that the tradeoff for a $2.8 trillion deficit reduction over 10 years would be an overall reduction in household wealth.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • The charges are tied to a kickback scheme Fernandes Anderson carried out at City Hall two years ago.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
  • Regina Choi, a medical biller from Woodside, New York, who previously worked for Figueroa, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud June 11, 2024, for submitting false and fraudulent claims to the Amtrak health care plan and paying cash kickbacks to Amtrak employees.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Those deductions were significant: $18,288 in 2010, $32,672 in 2011, and $34,401 in 2012.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
  • This figure does not reflect the deduction of expenses incurred in the course of doing business.
    Mia Taylor, CNBC, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • As both nations work to balance energy security with climate responsibilities, collaboration on cleaner LNG production, carbon capture, and methane abatement technologies could ensure that this project supports environmental goals alongside strategic ones.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
  • The incident was not reported until Enhance La Jolla litter abatement crews arrived that morning.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025

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