as in backed out
to break a promise or agreement
don't cop out on your promise to pay for the damage
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Plus, the captain tells Lo that the passenger assigned to cabin 10 backed out days before departure.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Months earlier, Charlotte attempted to trade him to the Los Angeles Lakers, but the Lakers backed out after the big man reportedly failed a physical examination.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Trump had earlier suggested Chicago could be the next target of a National Guard deployment but has since backed off out of concern that doing so without Pritzker’s agreement could create legal headache, sources familiar with the matter told CNN last month.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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When Parsons then tried to get his agent involved before putting ink to paper, Jones backed off the deal.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The White House backed down, but Nixon’s directive had been recorded.—
Douglas M. Charles,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Kimmel is once again on the air throughout the country now that rebellious affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair have backed down and agreed to resume airing his ABC late-night show after a weeklong standoff.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a new career retrospective interview with The Guardian, Curry, who played the concierge in the movie, recalled once having to lie to Ivana about her choice of interior decorating in the hotel, where the movie was filmed.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
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Rodgers recalled hearing one of those songs on the radio a year later.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Copped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copped%20out. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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