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as in to revert
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as in to backpedal
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Recent Examples of backtrack
Early in the ongoing war, Pezeshkian apologized to the Gulf countries for attacking them with ballistic missiles and drones, only to quickly backtrack when the Guards communicated a different message.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Users recoiled immediately, forcing OpenAI to backtrack and restore the old models.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Users recoiled immediately, forcing OpenAI to backtrack and restore the old models.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
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The state is reverting some districts to older lines that are more favorable to Republicans.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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Any money remaining in the fund will revert back to the federal government, the department said.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Both countries are backpedaling on recent confrontation around U.S. sanctions and tech, while eyeing cooperation on the growing security threat of AI, according to reports.—
Evelyn Cheng,Eunice Yoon,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Pope Francis and Buttigieg both backpedaled after Jewish leaders expressed concerns.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Those comments stand in contrast to some of his administration’s policies, including moves to revoke thousands of student visas, limit international student enrollment, and cap the length of time students can stay in the country.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
24 May 2026
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One example is Carnival Cruise Line, who announced changes to their loyalty program that infuriated their most loyal customers by revoking their lifetime status.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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To be sure, while AI execs are still confident the tech will payoff—betting nearly $700 billion in the AI infrastructure buildout—big names like Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have retracted their previous claims on AI’s ability to replace large swaths of white-collar workers.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The Stärke’s Gen 2 retains all of this, down to the parking sensors and power-retracting soft top.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
27 May 2026
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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