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noun

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Recent Examples of give back
Verb
Children’s museum to hold Community Cares event DuPage Children’s Museum will host Community Cares, an event at which children and their families can give back to their community, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 The nuanced takes helped Treasury yields give back some of their initial bursts after the release of the jobs report. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
By contrast, the Fowler Museum uncovered the items’ illicit history on its own and initiated the giveback. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024 Despite revenue declines, the state remains on track to run another surplus this year, unless the economy declines more sharply or Kemp and lawmakers ramp up tax givebacks. Jeff Amy, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for give back 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for give back
Noun
  • Each month, Amazon’s secret Just for Prime hub fills up with brand-new discounts that are only available to monthly subscribers.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Despite the hefty sum, the trophy estate was snapped up at a whopping 44 percent discount on the $314 million asking price.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The disregard is reciprocated, and equally justified in the other direction.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
  • As a result of Trump's actions, Canada has threatened to reciprocate with a 25% tariff on U.S. imports and Mexico has vowed to hit the U.S. with tariffs, which could further jack up prices for U.S. consumers.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This effort has included offering grants, loans and rebates, filling gaps in supply chains, and promoting domestic manufacturing of components such as advanced batteries and solar panels.
    Margaret E. Kosal, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2025
  • When such discounts and rebates are factored in, the net prices of drugs have fallen for the past six years, the trade group said.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The agency elevated its fight against climate change into a central pillar of U.S. development work akin to poverty reduction — a woeful distraction from its work in war zones and in countries suffering famine.
    The Editors, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Other levers include responsible consumption, material reduction and refill/reuse.
    Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Keating reportedly profited nearly $1 million through American Construction & Industrial LLC, more than $350,000 in kickbacks through Surety Risk Solutions and around $125,000 through Kodiak Asset Recovery.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Federal investigators raided Banks’ Queens home on Sept. 4 and seized his electronics as part of a corruption probe that sources say is scrutinizing influence-peddling and kickbacks on city contracts.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • And for heads of household, the standard deduction is $22,500, up $600.
    Roxana Popescu, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
  • One of the biggest-ticket proposals to raise new revenue in the House Republicans’ document would hit a tax break cherished by upper-income Americans: eliminating the mortgage interest deduction.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Nobody throws press conferences for fire abatement.
    William Choslovsky, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
  • In April 2023, the city filed a nuisance abatement lawsuit against several individuals including Strather, as well as multiple limited liability corporations, claiming the building was blighted and a public safety hazard and needed to be either fixed up or torn down.
    JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024

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