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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Within a few hours, Yoon had backed down, but the crisis wasn’t over, with calls for his resignation and impeachment growing.Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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All signs point toward the Eagles here but Jordan Love won't back down.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The city is being urged to back out of the current project and adopt the conservancy’s design concept.Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles Buyer backs out of major Oakland property sale, delaying crucial budget salve The county supervisors unanimously established a 30-day timeline for new terms to be met over the sale of the 112-acre Coliseum Complex, which includes the stadium, arena and surrounding parking lots.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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The point guard backed off to the perimeter as Jokic sized up Wembanyama and prepared to improvise.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
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After major backlash this week, which coincided with the killing of another insurer’s CEO in New York City, Anthem backed off.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Wimp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimp%20out. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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