back (up or away)

verb

Definition of back (up or away)next
as in to run away

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back (up or away)
  1. run away
  2. withdraw
  3. retire
  4. recede
  5. retreat
  6. walk out
Verb
  • The man fled ran away on foot but was later found a few blocks away and detained by officers.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The attacker ran away after the bloody confrontation, according to police.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of run away
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of withdraw
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of retire
Verb
  • In the weeks and months that follow, Mars will become a fixture in the evening sky, but will recede from the Earth and consequently will get progressively fainter.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Although inflation has receded, reaching the central bank's target of two percent has proved challenging.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of recede
Verb
  • Yet today, outraged and traumatized by the Gaza-Israel war, American Jews and Muslims have retreated into their respective tribal corners.
    Walter Ruby, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Indiana gained 278 yards, and 126 of those came in the final 4:44, with the Fighting Irish (12-1) retreating into a soft zone defense, with chunks of Fighting Irish and Hoosiers fans back in the parking lots resuming tailgates or trying to get back to Kokomo or Fort Wayne or Bloomington.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of retreat
Verb
  • The suspect then allegedly walked out of the train car and sat on a bench on the platform, watching, as police walked by, looking for the source of a smoke smell.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As the last of the peppermint bark cannoli were devoured and the party wound down, my wife and I walked out to see Michigan Central Station and its surrounding Roosevelt Park all lit up in white.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of walk out
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“Back (up or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20%28up%20or%20away%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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