1
as in to revert
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as in to backpedal
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Recent Examples of backtrack
Business leaders, a contingent that has largely supported Trump, spent hours griping in press releases and on CNBC.
Members of Trump’s own party, who were hearing it from their constituents, pleaded with the administration to backtrack.
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David Goldman, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Late last week, employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration received layoff letters that were rescinded hours later, fueling speculation that DOGE backtracked after realizing the key role the workers played in maintaining the U.S. nuclear stockpile.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Readers can backtrack to a specific choice and go in a different direction.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
In the early days of the second Trump administration, prominent donors like Mark Zuckerberg have enthusiastically backtracked on their own DEI policies.
—David Campbell, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
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David Goldman, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Late last week, employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration received layoff letters that were rescinded hours later, fueling speculation that DOGE backtracked after realizing the key role the workers played in maintaining the U.S. nuclear stockpile.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Readers can backtrack to a specific choice and go in a different direction.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
In the early days of the second Trump administration, prominent donors like Mark Zuckerberg have enthusiastically backtracked on their own DEI policies.
—David Campbell, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
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The group of charities are calling on the government to revert this evidence threshold, as well as cutting time limits for people to submit reconsideration and afford them better access to information and legal advice.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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But Trump reverted back to the 2020 guidance during his first administration.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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Throwing the ball near a DB who might be the best pass-catcher on the field sounds much scarier than having to cover a WR who is good at, like, backpedaling.—
Jason Kirk,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Trump yet again backpedaled on tariffs amid consumer anxiety.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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Batched denials issued in silence In 2023, Afghan SIV applicants began to see their COM applications denied or their former COM approvals revoked in swathes.—
Beth Bailey,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Masked agents reportedly arrested Suri outside his Arlington, Virginia, home on Monday, informing him that his visa had been revoked, according to a legal filing cited by Politico.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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The incident unfolded after the man staged an elaborate fake proposal in front of his friends, only to retract it as a joke.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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On touchdown, investigators determined the side-stay attached to the aircraft’s right main landing gear fractured, the gear retracted, and the right wing broke between the landing gear and fuselage, which is the central part of the plane.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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