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Discover LudwigThe phrase "and returned back" is not correct in standard written English due to redundancy.
You can use it in informal contexts, but it's better to avoid it in formal writing.
Example: "After the meeting, she left the office and returned back to her home."
Alternatives: "and returned" or "and came back".
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"Jaradat went to jail and returned back a dead body," Mr. Abbas said Monday in Ramallah, hours before the teenagers were shot near Bethlehem.
"I feel more upset than I was when I spent time in the hospital for my illnesses and returned back to my school immediately.
"Her brothers were trying to persuade her to stay abroad, have a good education and a good life for her family, but she resisted these requests and returned back," Mr. Nadery said.
These forms were filled in and returned back.
The results will be merged together and returned back to the client.
The students are picked up from their homes and returned back to their homes after school.
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