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as in to revert
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as in to backpedal
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Recent Examples of backtrack
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
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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
But the series of mid-decade redraws impacting the 2026 midterms essentially represent a break from tradition and have put Democrats in the position of having to backtrack on some of their past messaging on the issue.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Merchants are aware that prices of metals could backtrack or keep jerking upward.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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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
But the series of mid-decade redraws impacting the 2026 midterms essentially represent a break from tradition and have put Democrats in the position of having to backtrack on some of their past messaging on the issue.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Merchants are aware that prices of metals could backtrack or keep jerking upward.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
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The Huskers took a brief pause from their doldrums to summon up a home win against Minnesota only to revert back to losing, dropping four more in a row.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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That decision was reversed last year, when Zaslav and Bloys decided to revert back to the HBO Max name to highlight the strength of HBO’s programming.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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The president had been backpedaling amid outrage over federal immigration agents who killed two people in January in Minneapolis.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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But leaders shouldn’t backpedal on criminal justice reforms.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Forty-five years after Wong Kim Ark’s victory, the justices were pushed – after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor – to overturn that ruling and revoke citizenship for Japanese Americans born in the United States.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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According to Celina police, the Texas Education Agency recently completed administrative action that permanently revoked Elliott's educator certificate.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Those words probably should have been retracted.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Amnesty said Mohammadi denied the charges and retracted his confessions in court, saying they were extracted under torture.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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