fell back; fallen back; falling back; falls back
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Verb
resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back
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PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
For decades, the Pentagon’s fallback has been inertial navigation systems (INS), which use gyroscopes and accelerometers to track motion without external signals.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
In a tough East, the Red Wings fall back down to the basement, putting the Yzerplan on life support.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The three options look good to my eyes, but the lack of black means there's no default, fallback choice for people who want their phone to be as sleek as possible.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
For decades, the Pentagon’s fallback has been inertial navigation systems (INS), which use gyroscopes and accelerometers to track motion without external signals.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
After a huge surge in demand for adjustable-rate mortgages, demand for those riskier loans fell back last week.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
In a tough East, the Red Wings fall back down to the basement, putting the Yzerplan on life support.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Fallback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallback. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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