backs (up or away)

present tense third-person singular of back (up or away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for backs (up or away)
Verb
  • Cabaret is cutting its Broadway run short as star Billy Porter withdraws from the production.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Innovation fades, and the team quietly withdraws.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The film follows reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman (Scott), who retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, but the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And the resort will continue its three-day Alo Moves retreats post-renovation.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Some of those, err, parts are on display in the finished film, including in one scene where Tatum gets caught bathing in the toy store by a manager (Peter Dinklage) and then runs away fully nude.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Andor runs away to the synagogue his family had attended before the war, but finds no fulfillment there, either.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As the water recedes, Leticia's cargo wharf has been extended several times to reach the river.
    John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The discovery also shows how a single strong runoff year, 2023, postponed serious water shortages on the Colorado River, and how, two years later, as the water recedes again, those shortages loom on the horizon.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sink retires after more than 30 years in the energy industry, holding leadership roles in both business operations and financial management.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Known for his larger-than-life personality – and the even bigger mascot heads he’s worn – Corso retires as one of the pioneers of football television.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Unless Congress acts, American fliers are once again left to fend for themselves—refreshing apps, queuing at customer-service desks, and hoping their next flight takes off on time.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Backs (up or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backs%20%28up%20or%20away%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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