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as in to revert
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as in to backpedal
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Recent Examples of backtrack
If the city were to ever backtrack, ownership of the property would go back to the association, which initially gifted the land to the city decades ago.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Other contestants like figure skater Johnny Weir, Love Island UK alum Maura Higgins, and Survivor star Natalie Anderson rushed to Underwood's defense as Rapaport attempted to backtrack.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Some mushroom bills backfired when their true impacts became known, embarrassing legislators who voted for them, and forcing them to backtrack.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Seconds later, Flore backtracked, called the foul on the floor, then backtracked his backtrack and reverted to his initial call.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Other contestants like figure skater Johnny Weir, Love Island UK alum Maura Higgins, and Survivor star Natalie Anderson rushed to Underwood's defense as Rapaport attempted to backtrack.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Some mushroom bills backfired when their true impacts became known, embarrassing legislators who voted for them, and forcing them to backtrack.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Seconds later, Flore backtracked, called the foul on the floor, then backtracked his backtrack and reverted to his initial call.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
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Contingency plans are in place should the security situation deteriorate, which may necessitate reverting individual sailings or the wider structural change of the service back to the Cape of Good Hope route, Maersk said.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2026
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In truth, Johnson’s lack of meaningful contribution to date may now prompt Palace to revert back to that way of operating in future.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Redondo-Rosales backpedaled as officers closed in to grab him and swung a hat in the direction of an officer’s face, according to the video.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The pollsters miss the polls, the networks can’t agree on the facts, and Trump’s government is backpedaling on two centuries’ worth of scientific consensus.—
Zoë Bernard,
Vanity Fair,
11 Feb. 2026
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Last week, the Miami-Dade commissioner representing that area of Kendall, Raquel Regalado, filed legislation to ban the feeding of stray animals outside of businesses or in public parks but ultimately revoked it after receiving backlash.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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No body that can be confined or restrained; no social or institutional standing to revoke; no reputation to damage.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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The strongback support has retracted for launch.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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AppLovin last month demanded that CapitalWatch, a short seller, retract its 35-page report.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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