come back
Idioms-
Return to or regain past success or popularity, as in It's hard to come back from two sets down and win the match , or Long hemlines are coming back this fall . [Early 1900s]
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Return to one's mind, as in Her name came back to me after I saw her picture . [Late 1800s]
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Retort or reply; also, retaliate. For example, No matter how many insults he flings, I can always come back with another . [Late 1800s]
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"Kherson, which had been under constant shelling, has literally come back to life. There are more people on the streets, and urban life has picked up," Lubinets wrote on social media.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
AI companies, it turns out, don’t start an automated training process and come back later to see what it hatched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
“From my perspective, that’s the nice thing about it. Set it once and forget it, and come back 20 years later,” Cederburg said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Fans were unsure if it would ever come back.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
‘Of course you’ll come back, my darling girl. As soon as it’s safe. Papa and I will be counting the days.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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