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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And more than anything, more than the animosity between the programs, more than the College Football Playoff impact, more than Notre Dame puffing its chest out as USC backed down, that familiarity was the real higher power at work.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The administration only backed down after both Democrats and Republicans criticized the move.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Robinson rushed for a joint career-high 170 yards on 19 carries and produced a spectacular 81-yard touchdown run in the second quarter as the Falcons started to pull away.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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What those 15,000 or so fair-weather fans missed was the Broncos (4-2, 2-0) asserting themselves in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 41-25 Mountain West win over the Lobos (3-3, 0-2), who for much of the night were like a gnat the home team couldn’t swat away.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Climb down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climb%20down. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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