get back (at)

verb

Definition of get back (at)next
as in to give back

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  1. give back
  2. revenge
  3. retaliate
  4. avenge
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  • The Tuckers hope to give back by raising money to provide food for an orphanage in Luanda.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
  • With the holiday season nearing its end, a few former Yankees have been giving back to their communities in recent weeks.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of give back
Verb
  • James is on a mission to destroy his enemy Peter and decides seducing his 20-year-old daughter, Wendy, is his ticket to revenge.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • With all the serious stuff filling the front page of newspapers from political purges to wacky policy pronouncements to revenge plots and damning investigations kept under seal — but enough about Matt Gaetz — Howard County is now providing a welcome distraction.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of revenge
Verb
  • Amazon also often posts anti-union literature at warehouses attempting to unionize, and has been accused of retaliating against or firing union leaders at specific warehouses.
    Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors also pointed out that Young has advocated for retaliating against those involved in prosecutions stemming from the Capitol riot.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of retaliate
Verb
  • While working at an underground fight club where Singh often shows up, Kid lays out an ambitious—and vicious—plan to avenge his mom.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In a marquee matchup Saturday night, No. 7 USC defeated perennial powerhouse No. 4 Connecticut 72-70, avenging its Elite Eight loss to the Huskies in April and strengthening its status as one of the nation’s elite teams.
    Tee Baker, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of avenge
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