as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
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Recent Examples of fall back
In a flash, the Nuggets fell back into a three-way tie with Memphis and Houston, accentuating the razor-thin margin separating second place and a more pedestrian playoff seed.
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
You may be tempted to fall back and go to sleep right then and there.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2025
Less hiring will hurt many vulnerable older workers, who often keep working to supplement limited retirement savings, but also Black and Latino workers as well as disabled workers, who also have few savings to fall back on.
—Christian Weller, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The deceleration is encouraging after fears in recent months that inflation had become entrenched and wasn’t falling back to target.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
You may be tempted to fall back and go to sleep right then and there.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2025
Less hiring will hurt many vulnerable older workers, who often keep working to supplement limited retirement savings, but also Black and Latino workers as well as disabled workers, who also have few savings to fall back on.
—Christian Weller, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The deceleration is encouraging after fears in recent months that inflation had become entrenched and wasn’t falling back to target.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall back
Verb
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On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom formally withdrew from the European Union.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Kim was scheduled to face Eduarda Moura in her UFC debut in November 2023, but the former withdrew.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The document laid out plans for the Polish army to retreat westward to the Vistula River, which runs through the center of Poland, in case of an invasion from the east by Russia.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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But Newsom appears to have fully retreated on trans-inclusive athletics, conceding to right-wing propagandists Charlie Kirk and Michael Savage without a fuss in the first two episodes of Newsom’s podcast earlier this month.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
21 Mar. 2025
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But the weight soon dropped back down to match the control group.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Mar. 2025
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Fans first got a tease of Chastain and Shallow's appearance on The Traitors season 3 when the show's trailer dropped back in December.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Here come the Royals When the A’s pulled out, Kansas City moved quickly to retain its major-league status.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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Gaga has typically been the lead on their duets, but here, Bennett pulls out his best vocal performance on the album.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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After all, the 19-year-old figure skater retired from the sport three years ago, only returning to training again a year ago and international competition six months ago.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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Then, Judge made a special tribute to Brett by imitating the retired player’s flex move after the chanting, a tribute Judge has done in the years since Brett retired.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Fall back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20back. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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