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
Now his former employer, which spun back out from eBay in 2015, is in on the BNPL game.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
As Hartford searches for a new police chief after its top candidate backed out unexpectedly, a familiar face will be leading the department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
Daniel Craig has backed out of Luca Guadagnino’s Sgt. Rock, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
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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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
As Hartford searches for a new police chief after its top candidate backed out unexpectedly, a familiar face will be leading the department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
Daniel Craig has backed out of Luca Guadagnino’s Sgt. Rock, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back out
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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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Haynie says Ackerman actually called McClendon and asked him to back off until the divorce was official.—
Anne-Marie Green,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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President Trump backs off after calling Zelenskyy a dictator.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
28 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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Dara Horn; illustrated by Theo Ellsworth Norton Books for Young Readers; ages 8 and up In this wildly imagined, time-travel graphic novel, a family’s seder drags on for six long months, a plight recalled by the teenage son, the story’s protagonist.—
Penny Schwartz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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While interviewing the show's co-creators, Glen Charles and Les Charles on his podcast, Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes), the actor recalled how he got cast.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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