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as in to revert
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as in to backpedal
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Recent Examples of backtrack
Accordingly, in the last days of the legislative session, Newsom and legislators backtracked, passing measures to boost petroleum production.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2025
Since the 2024 election, a lot of high-profile Democrats, even [California] Governor [Gavin] Newsom, have seemed to backtrack a bit or even come out a little bit against going too far with transgender rights.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The flight is not the only one to backtrack after takeoff in recent months.
—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
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2025
Since the 2024 election, a lot of high-profile Democrats, even [California] Governor [Gavin] Newsom, have seemed to backtrack a bit or even come out a little bit against going too far with transgender rights.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The flight is not the only one to backtrack after takeoff in recent months.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
Verb
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The most enduring systems — biological, social, or economic — don’t revert.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Selling a put under those conditions, with roughly 60 days to expiration, positions the seller to capture elevated option premium while capturing the tendency for prices to revert toward the mean.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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In a video published on his YouTube channel, Tatum can be seen running up the court, backpedaling and doing some lateral movement within dribble moves.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
28 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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As a result, the Miss Universe Organization revoked her title for breaching contractual obligations by competing in another external pageant before finishing her reign.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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State officials revoked multiple licenses connected to Devastating and another firm on the Esparto site, BlackStar Fireworks, following the explosion.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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De Blasio responded with shock, demanding The Times retract the story.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Democrat has since faced calls from Republicans to drop out of the state attorney general race, though many Democrats and his corporate donors have not retracted their support.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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