as in to back down
to break a promise or agreement
you'd better not back off on your promise to do all the planning for the big dance
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The big picture: Nationwide, institutional investors — any non-lending group that purchased at least 10 properties in a calendar year — have backed off the last three years as housing affordability has plummeted, the report shows.
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Moreover, Trump seems to have backed off from applying pressure on the Fed.
Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. dollar began strengthening and hit its highest level in more than two years, as measured by the U.S. dollar index.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Will Musk/Trump back off, or will DOGE achieve its goal of eliminating much of the federal government?
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Private companies, some of which had already begun the transition before Trump took office, remarkably began backing off their DEI policies, even if only symbolically with little internal change.
—Casey Harper | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Feb. 2025
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Moreover, Trump seems to have backed off from applying pressure on the Fed.
Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. dollar began strengthening and hit its highest level in more than two years, as measured by the U.S. dollar index.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Will Musk/Trump back off, or will DOGE achieve its goal of eliminating much of the federal government?
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Private companies, some of which had already begun the transition before Trump took office, remarkably began backing off their DEI policies, even if only symbolically with little internal change.
—Casey Harper | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back off
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While that escalated into an all out trade war with China in 2019, by 2020 Trump backed down and signed a trade agreement.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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But the veteran has never backed down from anyone or any challenge during his coaching career.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Camara then digs on the ball and still has the speed to close back out to contest the Vucevic three and force the miss.—
Mikai Bruce,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Although Trump’s Justice Department recently backed out of the case — which was originally filed under the Biden administration — the case was not dismissed.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
18 Feb. 2025
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About 20 minutes later, the two cops out in front were joined by a third officer.—
Melody Chiu,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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The judges avoid giving critiques to the girls this week but do talk among one another, which is kind of weird but also means that nobody gets to cop out of Rate-a-Queen and just imitate the judges.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Back off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20off. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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