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View synonyms for take back

take back

verb

  1. to retract or withdraw (something said, written, promised, etc)
  2. to regain possession of
  3. to return for exchange

    to take back a substandard garment

  4. to accept (someone) back (into one's home, affections, etc)
  5. to remind one of the past; cause one to reminisce

    that tune really takes me back

  6. also intr printing to move (copy) to the previous line
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The parent company of the FanDuel channels declared bankruptcy, and Manfred hoped the MLB teams would take back their broadcast rights and grant them to the league.

Cyclists say they have resorted to "dangerous" methods to find and take back their own stolen bikes, claiming it is the best hope of retrieving them.

From BBC

Brexit victor Boris Johnson was widely expected to make good on his referendum statement that voting Leave in the Brexit referendum was “the only way to take back control of immigration”.

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What memories will stay with you from your concerts here, and what will you take back to Ukraine from this tour?

“Unless we can win a number of these races, there’s no way we take back the House. If we win all these races, there’s almost no way we fail to take back the House. California is going to decide. That’s pretty exciting.”

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