backing (up or away)

verb

Definition of backing (up or away)next
present participle of back (up or away)
as in running away

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backing (up or away)
  1. running away
  2. walking out
  3. withdrawing
  4. retiring
  5. receding
  6. retreating
  7. pulling out
  8. clearing out
Verb
  • In the Jurassic movies, characters are mostly reduced to constantly running away, with only bad guys ever fighting back.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • After underperforming for much of this year, financial stocks are now running away as a group, with just about every corner of the sprawling industry offering something compelling for investors.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of running away
Verb
  • The shocking video showed the bold theft and the criminals walking out with the cash machine.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Surveillance footage showed the driver walking out of the camera’s view with the package, heading toward a unit a few doors away.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of walking out
Verb
  • The road map involves Hamas gradually giving up its weapons while Israeli forces halt attacks and begin withdrawing from Gaza.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of additional settlers arrived, moving boulders into the road and throwing rocks at the security forces, who were seen firing sound grenades and spraying settlers with pepper spray before withdrawing.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • After retiring from working in 2019, Norris enjoyed growing and arranging flowers from her yard.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bertman coached a total of 18 seasons, retiring in 2001 with a record of 870-330-3 and 11 College World Series appearances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of retiring
Verb
  • In August 2025, the remains of a British researcher who vanished in 1959 in Antarctica were discovered amid rocks near a receding glacier on King George Island, located off the Antarctic Peninsula.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The lake's receding waters are also uncovering ghost towns flooded when the Hoover Dam was built, along with prehistoric salt mines.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of receding
Verb
  • It’s made up of nine river rooms and three junior suites, so staying here feels more like retreating to a private waterside residence than checking into a city stay.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Yet some of retail’s fastest-growing companies are not retreating from physical stores.
    — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of retreating
Verb
  • Some winemakers are reacting by pulling out vineyards, changing their grape varieties, moving further north or introducing irrigation systems.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Republican Jim Shaw injected humor into his remarks, pulling out a Florida flag while distancing himself from substance use.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulling out
Verb
  • Parents showed up at Walmart in Hollywood, loading up on school supplies and clearing out shelves ahead of the start of school this week.
    — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • High pressure limits winds near the surface, which prevents the smoke from clearing out.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of clearing out
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“Backing (up or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backing%20%28up%20or%20away%29. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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