as in to back down
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Recent Examples of climb down
Both sides have appeared to climb down from that latest escalation following eleventh-hour trade talks between top negotiators this weekend in Malaysia.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
His thesis is that if the GOP sticks together, Senate Democrats would have to climb down and accept House Republicans’ spending bill to get through the next seven weeks.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
His thesis is that if the GOP sticks together, Senate Democrats would have to climb down and accept House Republicans’ spending bill to get through the next seven weeks.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climb down
Verb
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But Boise State didn’t back down.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Nov. 2025
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But Hélène Lacombe is an expert in small spaces, and not one to back down from a challenge which, in this studio, was creating a real living room.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Hingham flipped a switch, and was able to pull away late.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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That helped the Knights outscore Providence 21-4 in the quarter to pull away after leading just 24-18 at halftime.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Climb down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climb%20down. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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