Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backpedaled
Verb
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When the steering wheel is retracted, the vehicle activates a passenger airbag integrated into the instrument panel.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Roadsters have an overall driving appeal, notably with tops retracted.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In a 400-page report, the board said that two men who provided key testimony that led to Pippitt's conviction recanted their stories.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Still, British Jews have every right to question their state’s extraordinary efforts to free someone who has called for violence against them and who has recanted only in the vaguest terms.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Backpedaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpedaled. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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