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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backed (up or away)
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La Habra still had the bases loaded with no outs in the first inning, but Driskill retired the next three batters, leaving the runners stranded.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026 -
At one point, Ohtani retired 11 consecutive batters.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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In 2000, the UNIFIL established a de-facto area along the southern Lebanese border with Israel, after Israeli forces withdrew following their second invasion.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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An earlier court petition was dismissed in 2015 after the ex-wife withdrew it.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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As the driver ran away, Long took photos of the fleeing man, who was later arrested and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Police said the father knocked the stroller over onto the sidewalk in Times Square and ran away.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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But precisely as its students triumphed, Achievement First retreated from its founding commitments.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, retreated on the news, falling to around $104 a barrel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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After the match, defender Rebeca Bernal walked out with him.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Behind every number in this crisis is someone like Anders Pederson — a healthy young man who walked into a hospital to give his sister a kidney and never walked out.—
Joe Kiani,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The mass anti-government protests that rocked the country in the weeks before the war have, at this time, receded.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Although airborne incursions have receded since 2022, the Ministry of Defence has recorded a 30% increase in Russian submarines entering UK waters in the past two years.—
Alan Crawford,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
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Major bands including Dropkick Murphys pulled out, leading Collins to cancel all 2026 Punk in the Park dates after the donation was discovered.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tasks like work extraction are part of a larger framework known as resource distillation, where useful properties are pulled out of imperfect systems.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Backed (up or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backed%20%28up%20or%20away%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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