as in to chicken (out)
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Recent Examples of wimp out
There is a chance that central banks will wimp out and blink, and not be willing to fight inflation.
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Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wimp out
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Stock market surges on Election Day Prices Inflation has bedeviled the U.S. for the past several years -- but in recent months price increases have slowed back down to a normal pace.Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Squeeze the upper back at the top of the position before lowering back down.Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Cayden Addison, a seven-year-old Black boy battling a rare form Philadelphia chromosome acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), has had two donors back out on him.Pia Velasco, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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The man seemingly backed out of the parking to prevent his license plate number from being captured.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors asked the grand jury to back off after jurors considered indicting him. Reach the reporter at rstern@arizonarepublic.com or 480-276-3237.Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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At the last minute, major Venezuelan officials backed off the ledge.Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
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He was walked by cops out of the 105th Precinct in handcuffs Thursday morning and later arraigned in Queens Criminal Supreme Court on murder charges.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
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“Wimp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimp%20out. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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