BACK (UP OR AWAY) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

back (up or away)

verb

Definition of back (up or away)

as in to run away

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Amazon and Google ran away with the smart speaker market in the late 2010s, leaving the iPhone maker with just a slice of the market.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Police say the teller called 911 as Labadie was running away.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of run away

Verb

The Republican governor did not provide a reason for withdrawing Thompson’s death warrant but had temporarily stayed his execution last month pending a psychiatric evaluation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
According to online court records, two of the three cases were settled and one was withdrawn.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdraw

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Nasser Barghouti, who is slightly leading Khan in large-dollar donations to American Priorities, simply stated that he is retired and residing in Dallas.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Speaking of bouncing back, the Saints have been looking for stability after legendary coach Jennie Kull retired following the 2022 season.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of retire

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Near Fort Walton Beach, officials had to wait until floodwaters began to recede late Friday night before beginning cleanup operations.

— Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
The logistics data points to pressure extending beyond the ports, with businesses facing tighter warehouse availability and elevated freight costs even as the peak shipping period begins to recede.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of recede

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Without Carmella there as a potential wild card, the ladies arrive in Tokyo and are forced to retreat to their familiar shticks.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Kramatorsk has long served as a strategic rear point for the Ukrainian units serving along the eastern front – and as a place to which exhausted troops could retreat for a few days of rest before their next mission.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of retreat

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With clients walking out and a competitor putting the agency’s standing at risk, the siblings scramble to save both their income and what their mother built.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
When Carrasco was walked out of the NYPD stationhouse in handcuffs by cops Thursday afternoon to appear in Bronx Criminal Court, supporters of the victim were waiting.

— Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

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