report back
phrasal verb
reported back; reporting back; reports back
1
: to return to a place in order to report information, do more work, etc.
Report back in two hours.
—often + toReport back to my office in two hours.
2
: to give (newly found information) to someone
The policeman reported back that he found nothing wrong.
—often + toEach researcher reports his results back to the project director.
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Bloomberg News reported back in February that a deal between Tsai, who bought 49% of the Nets from Mikhail Prokhorov in 2018 and the remaining 51% in 2019, and the Koch family was in the works.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Despite getting started late into the growing season, and having no mules or agricultural equipment, the freedmen were succeeding, shocking many of their former slave owners, Saxton reported back to headquarters in Washington, DC.
—Essence, 18 June 2024
But when Martinez didn't report back, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were dispatched to Sewell’s apartment in Chevy Chase.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
Paris and Kyle both report back to Ben that Dylan is annoyed.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2024
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Despite getting started late into the growing season, and having no mules or agricultural equipment, the freedmen were succeeding, shocking many of their former slave owners, Saxton reported back to headquarters in Washington, DC.
—Essence, 18 June 2024
But when Martinez didn't report back, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were dispatched to Sewell’s apartment in Chevy Chase.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
Paris and Kyle both report back to Ben that Dylan is annoyed.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for report back
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“Report back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20back. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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