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as in to revert
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as in to backpedal
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President Donald Trump's administration has already reversed or backtracked on a number of actions and policies in the first few weeks of the Republican's second term.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Just one week ago, Osbourne backtracked on his suicide ruling.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Diversity rollback:Target becomes latest company to backtrack on DEI initiatives
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—Arriana McLymore and Siddharth Cavale, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Now the company is backtracking on that strategy, and PlayStation consumers and the company’s competitors are left wondering why.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Just one week ago, Osbourne backtracked on his suicide ruling.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Diversity rollback:Target becomes latest company to backtrack on DEI initiatives
Need a break?
—Arriana McLymore and Siddharth Cavale, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Now the company is backtracking on that strategy, and PlayStation consumers and the company’s competitors are left wondering why.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
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Three years ago, Holly signed away the rights to Voss for cheap in a contract that reverts it all back in the event of Voss’ death.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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One of President Trump's first executive orders in his second term was reverting the name of Alaska's highest peak, Denali, to Mount McKinley.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Put another way: Some of the Eastern Conference powers have backpedaled, creating a wide-open battle for the two wild-card spots.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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After his arrest, the county backpedaled on hiring Osceola.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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In January, President Donald Trump froze funds earmarked by the Biden administration for a nationwide EV charging network and revoked former President Biden's 2021 executive order setting targets for EVs and emissions standards.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
23 Feb. 2025
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Anxiety grows for Venezuelans:Trump revokes Temporary Protected Status What is Temporary Protective Status, and who has it?—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Cassidy, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, extended Kennedy multiple lifelines to retract unproven claims that some vaccines could cause autism during last week’s three-hour confirmation hearing before the panel.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
2 Feb. 2025
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But publishers are often slow to retract tainted papers, even when alerted to obvious fraud.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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