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as in to revert
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as in to backpedal
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Recent Examples of backtrack
The Big 12’s decision to backtrack is somewhat refreshing given the fact that college athletes have far fewer resources to press for changes of this nature.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Spilling blood in the hunt for Faith was the show’s declarative statement that, despite pushback from some fans, this final chapter won’t backtrack on the show’s version of Gabaldon’s books.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Spilling blood in the hunt for Faith was the show’s declarative statement that, despite pushback from some fans, this final chapter won’t backtrack on the show’s version of Gabaldon’s books.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
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Technically the state could revert back to its original 2022 map with one majority-Black district or redraw a new map entirely.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Heating can temporarily fix this, but the structure tends to revert after cooling.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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In follow-up interviews, Grede has declined to backpedal.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Several seconds of backpedaling is enough to apply a sufficient coating.—
Ben Coxworth
March 27,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2026
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Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini on Saturday after three countries revoked flight permits, reportedly due to Chinese pressure.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Meta’s threat to revoke social media access in the state altogether was not taken lightly by Torrez.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
1 May 2026
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In the Somewhere musical, the ladders retract, steam comes out of the grates, and there are wooden floors.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
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Although the chapter had been peer reviewed and approved by the Federal Judicial Center, as well as by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, the center retracted the climate chapter in February.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
2 May 2026
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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