as in losing
to undergo defeat
quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Recent Examples of bowing out
Despite this, there is something alluring about the notion of Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo all bowing out at their final World Cup together.
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Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Luther Campbell, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Dale Holness, and Elijah Manley had discussed one or two of them bowing out of the race but could not decide who that should be by the filing deadline.
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Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Advertisement Barring Platner bowing out in time—which seems unlikely—Democrats are hunkering down, desperately hoping there aren’t more Platner revelations left to come out before Election Day.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 June 2026
The latter staged frequent crossovers with the mothership series in its final years before bowing out in May 2024.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
Family is the reason Brown is bowing out.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
Swalwell, who has denied the allegations, had shown signs of momentum in polls before bowing out.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
However, after bowing out in the quarterfinals to Inter Miami, LAFC’s third consecutive MLS opponent following Colorado and Columbus, the current edition has delivered a much more flavorful experience.
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Josh Gross,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
Star quarterback Josh Allen is in the middle of his prime, and Buffalo can’t afford to waste any more of his best seasons bowing out of the playoffs at or before the AFC Championship game.
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Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Luther Campbell, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Dale Holness, and Elijah Manley had discussed one or two of them bowing out of the race but could not decide who that should be by the filing deadline.
—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Advertisement Barring Platner bowing out in time—which seems unlikely—Democrats are hunkering down, desperately hoping there aren’t more Platner revelations left to come out before Election Day.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 June 2026
The latter staged frequent crossovers with the mothership series in its final years before bowing out in May 2024.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
Family is the reason Brown is bowing out.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
Swalwell, who has denied the allegations, had shown signs of momentum in polls before bowing out.
—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
However, after bowing out in the quarterfinals to Inter Miami, LAFC’s third consecutive MLS opponent following Colorado and Columbus, the current edition has delivered a much more flavorful experience.
—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
Star quarterback Josh Allen is in the middle of his prime, and Buffalo can’t afford to waste any more of his best seasons bowing out of the playoffs at or before the AFC Championship game.
—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowing out
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Argentina won the last World Cup after losing its opener to lowly Saudi Arabia, Portugal won Euro 2016 after sneaking into the knockouts following three draws in the group stage and Spain won the 2010 World Cup after losing its opening match to Switzerland.
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But residents who live near hyperscale centers have expressed outrage over a range of issues, including health impacts, spiking utility bills, constant noise, dropping water pressure and concerns about potentially losing their land through eminent domain.
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The aim is to prevent the level of pensions from falling and ward off the need for a big long-term increase of the levy employees pay into the pension system.
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Low temperatures will remain warm and humid, falling only into the upper 70s.
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Chris Jung | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Nvidia have been faltering recently — and Kalshi traders predict that what the company can charge for chips is also declining.
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After faltering in last year’s Div.
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“Bowing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowing%20out. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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