double back
phrasal verb
doubled back; doubling back; doubles back
: to turn around and return on the same path
I'm going to double back to see if I dropped the ring on the way here.
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Or perhaps a rat that, having run 10,000 mazes, develops a good strategy for choosing among forking paths and doubling back at dead ends.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Reverse outlining shows you where your narrative might be doubling back on itself, skipping steps, or losing focus altogether.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Biles executed her floor routine with just one step out of bounds on her first pass, the one that finishes with her height-defying Biles II, also known as the triple-twisting double back tuck.
—Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
However, those two also had cap holds that were for the minimum, so much like Philly above, the Thunder could extend their cap space by signing Isaiah Hartenstein with room first, then double back and replace the cap holds for Wiggins and Joe with more expensive contracts.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
With a sudden injection of Mozart, the movie doubles back to see how the inventor’s potato wife reacted to her partner’s all-consuming obsession.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Dearman doubled back to the bedroom and shot Shannon Randall.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The trail ends at the Copper Basin Trailhead, where hikers may double back or consult forest maps to extend the trek.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Promising a kind of diptych that starts as a gritty Yakuza flick before doubling back to redo the same scenes for farce, the film plays as a more elemental game of set-up and payoff, giving viewers — and itself — the most loving possible raspberry and the least-toxic troll.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Reverse outlining shows you where your narrative might be doubling back on itself, skipping steps, or losing focus altogether.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Biles executed her floor routine with just one step out of bounds on her first pass, the one that finishes with her height-defying Biles II, also known as the triple-twisting double back tuck.
—Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
However, those two also had cap holds that were for the minimum, so much like Philly above, the Thunder could extend their cap space by signing Isaiah Hartenstein with room first, then double back and replace the cap holds for Wiggins and Joe with more expensive contracts.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
With a sudden injection of Mozart, the movie doubles back to see how the inventor’s potato wife reacted to her partner’s all-consuming obsession.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Dearman doubled back to the bedroom and shot Shannon Randall.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The trail ends at the Copper Basin Trailhead, where hikers may double back or consult forest maps to extend the trek.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Promising a kind of diptych that starts as a gritty Yakuza flick before doubling back to redo the same scenes for farce, the film plays as a more elemental game of set-up and payoff, giving viewers — and itself — the most loving possible raspberry and the least-toxic troll.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Double back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20back. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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