backtracking

verb

present participle of backtrack
1
as in reverting

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2
as in backpedaling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtracking
  1. reverting
  2. overturning
  3. revoking
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  • Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Marathon Petroleum, YTD Cyclical (or mean reverting) businesses look cheapest at the top as P/Es fall on record earnings.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The company’s chief software officer Wassym Bensaid said the halo wheels move driver functionality forward, rather than reverting back to buttons.
    — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of reverting
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  • In May, the South Carolina Supreme Court agreed, overturning Murdaugh’s double-murder conviction and ordered a new trial.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The president’s tariffs during his second term have faced an array of legal challenges, with the Supreme Court overturning some of them in February.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of overturning
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  • With the approval, Starfish can operate for two years, but city staff said there is also a formal process for revoking its special use permit, if persistent problems arise.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
  • By the end of 2017, the subsidiary paid $20 million to Rivera’s company, Interamerican Consulting, before revoking the contract.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of revoking
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“Backtracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtracking. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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