CLIMBED DOWN Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

climbed down

verb

past tense of climb down

as in backed down

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The gambit worked, as Tech and Sorsby backed down amidst intense national backlash.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Worried about the potential fine — which, Dantona noted, the city worker had been polite about explaining — the homeowner backed down and asked Brodeur to cut back the grass.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Also complicating matters is that some voters already have cast absentee ballots for Democrats who have bowed out of the race but remain on the ballot.

— Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
In 2014, when Democrats bowed out of the Senate race to clear the way for independent entrepreneur Greg Orman, Republican incumbent Pat Roberts won the race by more than 10 percentage points.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

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