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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishroar back phrasal verbif a competitor or team that was losing roars back, they start performing much better – used in sports reports In the second half Leeds came roaring back with two goals in five minutes. → roar→ See Verb table
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roar back• With a perversity that the pest has become known for, the gypsy moth came roaring back a couple of years later.• Peter Alliss reckoned it was probably the end for Ballesteros if he hadn't come roaring back by 1992.• Oakland collected 11 penalties to roar back into the league lead, with 86.• The County Ground fans were in despair but Swindon roared back with 2 goals in 6 minutes.• Still, the ritzy Back Bay has come roaring back, with historic row houses selling in the millions again.• The pace the pattern was set seconds later, as Oxford roared back with their first attack.• City roared back with tries from Kirkup and Kevin McCallum but it was too late.came roaring back• With a perversity that the pest has become known for, the gypsy moth came roaring back a couple of years later.
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