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Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbed down
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Three people had apparently been killed, but the men behind the coup had backed down and Gorbachev was being released.
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The conflict threatened to explode again on Monday, when Iran and Israel fired missiles at each other before both sides backed down.
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After Full House wrapped, Barber bowed out of the acting world for a few years.
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Edmonton bowed out in the first round.
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“Climbed down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbed%20down. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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