as in to back down
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Recent Examples of climb down
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.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climb down
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is not backing down in its fight against National Public Radio.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Examples include huge catching nets, or docking with stray objects to force them back down into Earth's atmosphere.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Blue Jackets threatened to pull away once their many scoring chances started getting past Silovs.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Horned Frogs score a late touchdown to pull away and win 35-17.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Climb down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climb%20down. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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