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Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbed down
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Wednesday, a white van backed down the driveway.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026 -
Turner eventually backed down, deciding the colorization process was not cost-efficient.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Since then, Americans have bowed out in the Round of 16 twice, failed to advance out of the group stage once and infamously missed the World Cup entirely in 2018.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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If this were a pure power ranking, Mississippi State might be in the top five, but this is about the matchup, and the Bulldogs have to visit Georgia, which was probably the best team in the tournament even before UCLA and Georgia Tech bowed out.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Climbed down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbed%20down. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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