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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 flight is not the only one to backtrack after takeoff in recent months.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The point is taking the right risks and knowing how to backtrack.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Environmentalists warn that the growing reliance on natural gas to power AI infrastructure could cause countries like the U.S. to backtrack on climate commitments aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
When Zimmer started to prioritize cost-cutting, Kassan said that the firm backtracked on certain terms contemplated in the sale.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The point is taking the right risks and knowing how to backtrack.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Environmentalists warn that the growing reliance on natural gas to power AI infrastructure could cause countries like the U.S. to backtrack on climate commitments aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
When Zimmer started to prioritize cost-cutting, Kassan said that the firm backtracked on certain terms contemplated in the sale.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
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During the team’s media day on Monday, Yang spoke some English but in mid-sentence would revert back to Chinese, producing a mix of English and Chinese that leaves the affable 7-footer chuckling at himself.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lawyers for the national council argued that reverting it back under New Jersey’s operation would have devastating consequences.—
Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Middle linebackers being forced to backpedal or cover sideline to sideline rather than chugging downhill.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Even in the state where the treatment began, communities are backpedaling.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors sought to detain seven of the 11 individuals without bail and to detain another in custody via a motion to revoke his current felony probation.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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Republicans in Congress called for the Attorney General to revoke her passport and cancel his visa.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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The prominent medical publisher BMJ Group has retracted a study that found apple cider vinegar could help people achieve dramatic weight loss.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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Its active rear wing, for example, remains fully retracted when on a straightaway, reducing drag and maximizing acceleration.—
Stephen Treffinger,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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