as in to back out
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Verb
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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 -
Although Trump’s Justice Department recently backed out of the case — which was originally filed under the Biden administration — the case was not dismissed.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
18 Feb. 2025
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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“Chicken (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicken%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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