GETTING BACK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

getting back

verb

present participle of get back

as in retrieving

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 getting back At the time, the organization was engaged in rehabilitating its image and getting back into Hollywood’s good graces. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 If Joseph looks like himself, the Lions will be getting back a difference-maker, which should alleviate some concerns about the secondary. — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 July 2026 From there, walk toward Salem Maritime National Historical Park and Derby Wharf before getting back onto the water for a harbor cruise or schooner sail. — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026 Losing Strosnider and Brunson — both outfielders — will be a blow for the Horned Frogs who have revamped their coaching staff in hopes of getting back to the College World Series. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026 Ryan Kattner and Kevin Hanna’s script does not explicitly endorse this relationship, and there’s ease to how Anderson and Reid play their characters as fully aware that getting back together could be a bad thing. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026 In Season 2, the Klatts are finally getting back to normality until Wanda is caught seemingly red-handed standing over a dead body. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 July 2026 As a result, more people are turning to debt relief programs in hopes of reducing their balances and getting back on stable financial footing. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026 But gradually, the headaches subsided, the collarbone healed, and doctors cleared him to resume normal activities — including getting back on the bike. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

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The person opened the driver’s door and then the trunk before reaching inside, prompting the driver recording the scene to leave out of concern that the shooter might be retrieving additional weapons.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Instrumental convergence is the observation that very different terminal goals tend to call for the same instrumental ones, whether the goal is making paperclips, curing a disease, or retrieving a flag in a security exercise.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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The actor appeared on The Tonight Show to discuss his role on the HBO drama and reflected on the significance of his role as recovering drug addict Ali Muhammad.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Bezos, through the Bezos Earth Fund, is reportedly committing $100 million to the Phoenix Species Project, an initiative dedicated to recovering endangered species.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2026