as in to back down
to break a promise or agreement
she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning
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Recent Examples of back out
Nissan backed out of those negotiations in February.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
This round of talks included lower-level officials than originally planned, with Trump's special envoy Keith Kellogg representing the U.S., after Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled and the French and German ministers also backed out.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, came after the company backed out of a permitting process required under local zoning laws that would have put the ICE proposal through several rounds of scrutiny at public meetings.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
And that's why the emphasis is put on getting that car back out on the race track.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
This round of talks included lower-level officials than originally planned, with Trump's special envoy Keith Kellogg representing the U.S., after Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled and the French and German ministers also backed out.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, came after the company backed out of a permitting process required under local zoning laws that would have put the ICE proposal through several rounds of scrutiny at public meetings.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
And that's why the emphasis is put on getting that car back out on the race track.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back out
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But the financial and stock markets have not fully recovered from rising fears around the globe that Trump will not back down from slapping higher levies on foreign nations.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2025
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Many business owners back down at the first sign of conflict, undermining their credibility.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The corporate elite are playing nice, hoping that doing so will buy them time before President Donald Trump backs off on his profit-eroding, stock-depressing tariffs.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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The other benefit of Amad playing at right wing-back is his understanding of when to jump up the pitch and when to back off.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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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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Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco recall showing up early to Taylor Swift party: 'Mortified' Gomez reportedly dated DJ Zedd in 2015 and singer The Weeknd in 2017.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Anthony recalled the influence the network’s coverage had on him as a child.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
3 May 2025
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20out. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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