as in to back down
to break a promise or agreement
she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning
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Recent Examples of back out
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and bring a pause to more than a year of fighting in the Gaza Strip.
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Bradford Betz, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
At its closest, the comet was over three times closer to our star than the orbit of Mercury, and ten times closer than the Earth, but is now on its way back out of the solar system towards the distant Oort cloud.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The Gators also completed a major coup with their 2025 class when Tampa Bay Tech 5-star prospect Dallas Wilson backed out of his commitment to Oregon and signed with the Gators Dec. 22.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
The city is being urged to back out of the current project and adopt the conservancy’s design concept.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Bradford Betz, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
At its closest, the comet was over three times closer to our star than the orbit of Mercury, and ten times closer than the Earth, but is now on its way back out of the solar system towards the distant Oort cloud.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The Gators also completed a major coup with their 2025 class when Tampa Bay Tech 5-star prospect Dallas Wilson backed out of his commitment to Oregon and signed with the Gators Dec. 22.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
The city is being urged to back out of the current project and adopt the conservancy’s design concept.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back out
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Brown raised his hand, and then quickly brought it back down.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Lisa proceeded to shout, but Bronwyn was not backing down.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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In an interview with Fox News, the president again seemed to back off his earlier warnings that huge tariffs against China were coming.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The defender, who joined for £40m from Wolverhampton Wanderers, backed off Mateta before the opener.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 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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On Fan Duel’s flagship NBA show, Run it Back, Jordan recalled moments during the season when Jokić would request a song from their unofficial Denver Nugget’s locker room DJ, small forward Payton Watson.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The full yellow gold execution beautifully recalled the original design language penned by Jorg Hysek in 1977.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20out. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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