drew back; drawn back; drawing back; draws back
: to avoid an issue or commitment
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In a new study, Wikelski and other researchers decided to draw back the curtain on pigeons' navigational secrets.
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ABC News, 28 May 2026
Now Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, the workshop founded by the legendary creator of the Muppets, is drawing back the curtain.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Will Smith and Hyeseong Kim drew back-to-back walks against reliever Juan Mejia leading off the seventh.
—CBS News, 25 May 2026
Ohtani and Betts drew back-to-back walks.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
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ABC News, 28 May 2026
Now Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, the workshop founded by the legendary creator of the Muppets, is drawing back the curtain.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Will Smith and Hyeseong Kim drew back-to-back walks against reliever Juan Mejia leading off the seventh.
—CBS News, 25 May 2026
Ohtani and Betts drew back-to-back walks.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
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“Draw back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20back. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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drawback
noun
draw·back
ˈdrȯ-ˌbak 
: an undesirable feature : disadvantage entry 1
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