as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
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Recent Examples of fall back
Ukrainian forces fell back to secondary positions, effectively handing Russian forces more than a hundred square miles of Donetsk.
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David Axe, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Judi Dench accidentally FaceTimed costar Ben Whishaw from the bath
Black Doves’ plot occasionally gets muddled, and the scripts fall back on some shopworn spy dialogue.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Usually when supply increases demand falls back in line.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024
After staggering halfway up and then falling back down the stairs out of the basement, Chef Veev seems to pass out just as the timer for the half-sheet of roasting duck starts to beep.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Judi Dench accidentally FaceTimed costar Ben Whishaw from the bath
Black Doves’ plot occasionally gets muddled, and the scripts fall back on some shopworn spy dialogue.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Usually when supply increases demand falls back in line.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024
After staggering halfway up and then falling back down the stairs out of the basement, Chef Veev seems to pass out just as the timer for the half-sheet of roasting duck starts to beep.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall back
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Hezbollah, too, withdrew its forces from Syria, and conceded that the rebel offensive there cut off routes to smuggle war matériel from Iran.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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Slot quickly found a solution, withdrawing Quansah for Ibrahima Konate, and Liverpool cruised to a 2-0 win.Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq retreated from the 20,000 mark and shed 0.66%, while the broad market S&P 500 shed 0.54% .Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Biden retreated to Delaware to isolate and recover.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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However, once Kraven is dropped back off at his home, the film never recovers the excitement of those first few scenes.Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Bitcoin ends month near $100,000 Bitcoin, which recently made a run at $100,000 before dropping back, briefly rose back above $98,000 but was recently trading around $97,300.CBS News, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Currently, after the fall of Silicon Valley Bank and the ripple effects of the U.S. regional banking crisis, along with high interest rate levels and deteriorating loan quality, some banks are pulling out money lent to small businesses.Lechi (Richard) Zhang, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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As the rebels advanced on Damascus, Tehran abruptly pulled out its Revolutionary Guards and Basij paramilitary forces, which had been deployed to prop up President Bashar al-Assad.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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The two soon-to-be senators both handily won their elections last month, replacing retiring Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.).Al Weaver, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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His father was a former member of the U.S. Marine Corp who worked for Magnavox and Philip's Electronics after retiring from the military.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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