date back
idiom
: to have come into being (a number of years ago)
a custom that dates back 400 years
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The Pentagon first announced that data cutoff would go into effect on June 30, but later pushed the date back to July 31.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Cooking methods like barbecuing meats and deep-frying fish also date back to West Africa before the transatlantic slave trade.
—Ben Abrams, NPR, 19 June 2025
Some pubs in the city date back centuries, and while a solid pint is an inextricable part of British drinking culture, London is now home to one of the most vibrant, innovative cocktail scenes on the planet.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 June 2025
Sumo’s origins date back more than 1,000 years, and Japan is the only country where it is contested on a professional level.
—Stephen Wade, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Cooking methods like barbecuing meats and deep-frying fish also date back to West Africa before the transatlantic slave trade.
—Ben Abrams, NPR, 19 June 2025
Some pubs in the city date back centuries, and while a solid pint is an inextricable part of British drinking culture, London is now home to one of the most vibrant, innovative cocktail scenes on the planet.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 June 2025
Sumo’s origins date back more than 1,000 years, and Japan is the only country where it is contested on a professional level.
—Stephen Wade, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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“Date back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20back. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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