as in fell
to undergo defeat
quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Recent Examples of bowed out
The Senate field has remained thin since liberal teacher Josh Weil bowed out earlier this summer, positioning Jenkins as the party’s most visible candidate so far.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
The team made it to the NFC Championship Game in 2023 and bowed out of the postseason in the divisional round last year.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Greenberg quickly bowed out of the arrangement.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Two external masonry walls showed signs of stress and fatigue and are bowed out, Poplar said, so the area was cordoned off as a collapse zone.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Of the eight members Kennedy appointed, one has bowed out, and at least three have anti-vaccine views.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Saves from either keeper in succession added to the drama, so Eliana Stábile’s miss proved decisive as Argentina bowed out.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The memoir will recount her brief campaign after then-President Joe Biden bowed out of the race just months before the election.
—Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2025
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
The team made it to the NFC Championship Game in 2023 and bowed out of the postseason in the divisional round last year.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Greenberg quickly bowed out of the arrangement.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Two external masonry walls showed signs of stress and fatigue and are bowed out, Poplar said, so the area was cordoned off as a collapse zone.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Of the eight members Kennedy appointed, one has bowed out, and at least three have anti-vaccine views.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Saves from either keeper in succession added to the drama, so Eliana Stábile’s miss proved decisive as Argentina bowed out.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The memoir will recount her brief campaign after then-President Joe Biden bowed out of the race just months before the election.
—Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowed out
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Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Smaller dogs showed more nighttime activity and higher stress hormones in their early shelter days, and, on average, all canines lost about 5 percent of their body weight during the first two weeks.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Kimetsu, anger and sadness over what has been taken away or lost, and the strong desire to protect what’s dear to you, drive the battles.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The only categories that The Studio faltered in were the Supporting Actor/Actress in a Comedy categories.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Iranian officials have long pledged to restore the lake, but revival efforts have faltered.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Bowed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowed%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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