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comes back

verb

present tense third-person singular of come back

as in recovers

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness she's slowly coming back after being in a coma

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as in rebounds

to regain a former or normal state the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong

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as in responds

to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction he came back with another one of his smart remarks

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Recent Examples of comes back Yet there is always someone who comes back with an idea or output nobody else saw. — Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 DeLand comes back again to tie the game at 35-35 early in Q4 on a 6-yard rushing touchdown by Kaveon Jackson. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Find out what everyone else has been up to when season three comes back this January. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 And if the Yankees avoid further injury before Judge comes back, utilityman Amed Rosario, a poor defender who hasn’t hit lefties like he’s supposed to, could become the odd man out. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 May 21 – June 20 Your energy comes back online in a noticeable way. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 The group comes back with new performances, including solo stages from each member — a continuation of the group’s decision to each have a solo song on Revive+. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026 SpaceX has already done this with the rocket’s massive Super Heavy booster, which is larger and heavier than Starship itself, but comes back at a fraction of the speed. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026 As his son Telemachus comes back to Ithaca from Sparta, Odysseus tells him his true identity. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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The virus also causes a rare but fatal neurological condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which typically strikes years after a child seemingly recovers from the infection.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
Anudike-Uzomah has been getting plenty of looks with the starters in the preseason as Ashton Gillotte recovers from an injury, and the sack helps his cause.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of recovers

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Every year across the nation, Belgium’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Destruction Service responds to more than 3,000 calls and disposes of 200 to 250 tons of munitions left over from both world wars.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
CoreCivic responds to concerns at Stewart CBS News Atlanta reached out to ICE and CoreCivic for comment on Binam's current detention and the calls for her release.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of responds

Verb

That’s a point well taken and something everybody in life should strive for, and as such, the film rallies to inject a bit of emotion into the narrative as Jane, Coco and Sophie’s friendship with Mel reaches a breaking point.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
McIlroy rallies from a three-shot deficit at the turn, to shoot a 3-under 68 to beat Phil Mickelson by one stroke.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of rallies

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This creates a thin thermal boundary layer and improves heat transfer at the point of impact.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Shorter grass improves seed-to-soil contact and lets more sunlight reach the soil surface for better seed germination.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of improves

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In India, Jaggi Vasudev, also known as Sadhguru, has launched his Miracle of the Mind app with an interactive AI feature that answers questions using a database of his teachings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
This week’s Pollwatcher answers a reader’s question about how polls select respondents and highlights how partisans in one state have flipped on a Democratic senator.

— Scott Clement, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

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