back down

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Recent Examples of back down Note that iced coffee, which involves brewing coffee hot and then icing it back down, is not cold brew. Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024 One by one, however, as the event’s end time inched near, attendees headed back down to the posh hotel’s lobby—those clad in the brand’s new garb surely among the best dressed in the establishment. Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday, accusing the country's main opposition party of being overly sympathetic to North Korea − before backing down under pressure. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024 But that all being said, she's shown remarkable courage and remarkable strength in not backing down. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for back down 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for back down
Verb
  • Mixed Doubles Pools Note: just ahead of the event, Etta Wright backed out with injury.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But back-to-back 3s by Johnson and Deebo Coleman helped push UCF back out front at 49-46 with 15:49 left.
    Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • And, though houses have gotten much bigger over the long term, home builders have backed off a bit in recent years.
    Zachary Crockett, thehustle.co, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Lewis, the No. 35 overall prospect in the Class of 2025 in the 247Sports Composite, had been committed to USC for more than a year but backed off that pledge on Nov. 17.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
  • He was walked by cops out of the 105th Precinct in handcuffs Thursday morning and later arraigned in Queens Criminal Supreme Court on murder charges.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
Verb
  • Lennon referenced it when recalling the initial U.S. resistance.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The changing rooms and sudden aging—as well as the particular shade of green—recall a similarly mystifying movie ending: that of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024

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