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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The final photograph, David Northall's 'Spiked,' shows a relentless honey badger doubling back to attack a porcupine that has left the badger bloodied and covered in large quills.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Jordan Pickford, the England goalkeeper, began to trot over too, before suddenly doubling back.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
But after that, sure enough, fun highlights, including the tippy top of the loop and superfast glimpse of Universal CityWalk, the busting through the New York facade, surfing above the queue and doubling back dramatically to the loading station.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
But when Dellinger committed to LSU, Rees doubled back, offering a scholarship in March of the lineman’s junior year.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
This frees up voters to give Meryl Streep her third Oscar for Doubt, at which point this mirror universe doubles back on the previous one where Viola Davis wins for The Help and Michelle Williams wins for Manchester by the Sea.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Jordan Pickford, the England goalkeeper, began to trot over too, before suddenly doubling back.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
But after that, sure enough, fun highlights, including the tippy top of the loop and superfast glimpse of Universal CityWalk, the busting through the New York facade, surfing above the queue and doubling back dramatically to the loading station.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
But when Dellinger committed to LSU, Rees doubled back, offering a scholarship in March of the lineman’s junior year.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
This frees up voters to give Meryl Streep her third Oscar for Doubt, at which point this mirror universe doubles back on the previous one where Viola Davis wins for The Help and Michelle Williams wins for Manchester by the Sea.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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“Double back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20back. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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