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Recent Examples of give back
Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
In addition, L’Oréal Groupe – in its shared commitment to promoting a more inclusive vision of beauty through Black joy, artistry, and resilience – joins in on the fun by giving back and offering free products to community day attendees.
—Essence, 16 July 2025
David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Life sciences saw a bit of a giveback of the pandemic-era job growth that was fueled in part by a surging investment in biotech tools, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and genomics.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Beal – who has made more than $318 million so far – reportedly will be giving back $13.9 million, or $2.9 million more than the Clippers will pay him.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
In addition, L’Oréal Groupe – in its shared commitment to promoting a more inclusive vision of beauty through Black joy, artistry, and resilience – joins in on the fun by giving back and offering free products to community day attendees.
—Essence, 16 July 2025
Noun
The city would need to negotiate any giveback, which would likely require concessions on its end.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Life sciences saw a bit of a giveback of the pandemic-era job growth that was fueled in part by a surging investment in biotech tools, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and genomics.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give back
Noun
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In metro Detroit, age 60, for a limited time, will give sexagenarians and older in the tri-county area free, roundtrip transportation and free or discount passes to participating cultural destinations, parks, campgrounds and recreation areas in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Lastly, Earnest offers a 0.25% discount for signing up for auto pay.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Top tech executives have made numerous visits to the White House and Mar-a-Lago, and Trump has reciprocated with praise.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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Immediately after Trump issued the letter last week, Lula vowed to reciprocate should Trump follow through on the threat to impose the staggering tariff.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
Noun
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While most people in Naperville with lead service lines are on a city waiting list for replacement, anyone who wants the work done more quickly can pay for it themselves and receive a rebate from the city.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Singapore is trying to lift the fortunes of its stock exchange, including a 20% tax rebate for primary listings.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
17 July 2025
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The Bengals’ defensive changes should result in a marginal reduction in production, which moves Burrow just outside of the top three at his position.—
KC Joyner,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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In 2024, the company achieved a $7/barrel West Texas Intermediate (WTI) breakeven reduction, and its overall breakeven sits ~$45/barrel.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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He was accused of running a scheme to illegally pay kickbacks in order to receive Medicare patients, but prosecutors dropped the charges after a judge rule key evidence had been obtained improperly, according to records reviewed by CNN.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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Once Medicare paid the reimbursement for the tests, a co-conspirator of Martin’s paid a kickback based on the reimbursement, federal attorneys said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2025
Noun
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This high-profile tax benefit for reducing taxable income is available for those who itemize deductions on their federal tax returns instead of using the standard deduction.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Patreon, another competitor to Passes, takes 8 to 12 percent as well as payout fees, with most creators reporting deductions of 15 to 20 percent.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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The first phase would involve building the park and renovating the house, including electrical upgrades, sewer replacements, and asbestos and lead abatement.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
29 June 2025
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It’s painted and repaired the exterior wood siding and windows, replaced the roof and conducted asbestos abatement on the interior.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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“Give back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20back. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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