backed (up or away)

verb

Definition of backed (up or away)next
past tense of back (up or away)
as in retired

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  1. retired
  2. withdrew
  3. retreated
  4. receded
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  • Founder Margiela retired in 2009, and the label was run by an anonymous team (one that for a time included Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy) until Galliano’s appointment.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Fried turns 31 in January and will be under contract through age 38 — a time when most starting pitchers are winding down their careers in a bullpen somewhere, if not already retired.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of retired
Verb
  • Clinton's second choice to lead the DOJ, federal Judge Kimba Wood, withdrew over a similar situation.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, after the surgery, Mangione withdrew from friends and family, and his family later reached out to them in search of him.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of withdrew
Verb
  • Government forces retreated with unexpected alacrity.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Syrian rebels stormed Iran’s embassy, Reuters reported, citing Iranian English-language Press TV, and Hezbollah retreated from Syria, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of retreated
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  • The battle between President Bashar al-Assad's government and Islamist rebel forces had receded from the Middle East spotlight, giving way to the war in Gaza and other conflicts in the region — at least until rebel forces last week shockingly took Aleppo, the country's second-largest city.
    Joel Mathis, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to the shadow of a potential Animation Guild strike (fears around which have receded following a recent tentative deal with the AMPTP), this year has seen major production contraction across Hollywood, with layoffs, outsourcing, and less available work overall.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of receded
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“Backed (up or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backed%20%28up%20or%20away%29. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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