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as in to revert
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as in to backpedal
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Recent Examples of backtrack
Cruise also backtracked and ceded ground to Waymo, its primary competitor, at precisely the wrong time.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Walmart became the latest and biggest company to join a list of major companies that have backtracked from their diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
The union, Starbucks Workers United, alleges the strike was necessary after claiming Starbucks backtracked on its public promises to reach new contracts by the end of the year.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
So even though Coyle was backtracking into the Boston Bruins’ zone with Connor McMichael on his back, Lindholm placed enough faith in his linemate to go on the attack.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Walmart became the latest and biggest company to join a list of major companies that have backtracked from their diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
The union, Starbucks Workers United, alleges the strike was necessary after claiming Starbucks backtracked on its public promises to reach new contracts by the end of the year.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
So even though Coyle was backtracking into the Boston Bruins’ zone with Connor McMichael on his back, Lindholm placed enough faith in his linemate to go on the attack.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
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And the highest mountain in North America, now known as Denali, will revert back to Mount McKinley, its name until President Barack Obama changed it.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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If Congress doesn’t act—again, unlikely—the tax brackets in 2026 will revert back to those on the left.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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When Syria’s then-President Bashar al-Assad launched rockets with chemical gas and killed hundreds of civilians anyway, Obama backpedaled and ultimately chose not to invade, a move critics say allowed the civil war to spiral further while extremist groups took advantage by recruiting locals.—
Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
15 Jan. 2025
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For its part, the NCPA has been backpedaling of late.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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The legal authority to revoke birthright citizenship is a matter of significant debate.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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The order particularly directs the Interior Department to reinstate drillings rights there that were revoked under the Biden administration and seeks to review a lease sale there by the Biden administration that ultimately flopped.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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The big question with this trend is how durable are the internal mechanisms used to retract integrated cables?—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] The Journal of Pediatric Genetics retracted a study on Islamic beliefs concerning the possible supernatural causes of birth defects on the grounds that the research lacked a scientific basis.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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