Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbing down
Verb
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What the White House is saying The White House is not backing down from the message that Democrats are to blame.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025 -
This is a nice, rare moment of Cipher actually backing down slightly.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Finishing last season with 91 points while meekly bowing out in the first round doesn’t help that perception.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Microsoft has been slowly bowing out of the console wars by putting more of its previously Xbox-exclusive games on rival platforms; with the Gears of War franchise being a pillar of Xbox’s brand identity, Reloaded’s serves a slick entry point to introducing the series to a whole new ecosystem.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Climbing down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbing%20down. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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