as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back
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Recent Examples of drop back
The pump should turn off after the water level drops back down.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Wentz dropped back, planted his back foot and uncorked a missile.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Before his fifth drop back, Karl put senior wideout Grant English in motion across the formation from left to right.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
After hitting his glove, the ball hit the top of the fence, and then dropped back into Frelick's glove.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Wentz dropped back, planted his back foot and uncorked a missile.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Before his fifth drop back, Karl put senior wideout Grant English in motion across the formation from left to right.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
After hitting his glove, the ball hit the top of the fence, and then dropped back into Frelick's glove.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop back
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After occupying Sinai, Britain and France succumbed to international pressure and withdrew their forces from Egypt in November.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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In 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics withdrew its guidance that said potential allergens should be avoided for high-risk babies, but didn’t have enough data to recommend introducing them early.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the example below from their 2-1 win over Girona, Barcelona man-mark the opposition midfielders but Fermin Lopez’s passive positioning allows a pass into retreating centre-forward Portu.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Teddy demands that Michelle take him and Don to her Andromedan leader in the hope of forcing the invaders to retreat.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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When fired for real in the film, the first intercepting missile malfunctions and falls back to earth.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Chronic insomnia, experienced by 10% of the global population, is defined by taking more than 30 minutes to fall asleep or fall back to sleep up to three times weekly for more than three months.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Charlotte 49ers were on the brink of pulling out a season-changing upset through three quarters against North Texas (7-1, 3-1 American), but a dreadful fourth quarter brought Tim Albin’s upset hopes crashing down, losing 54-20 in a Friday night blowout.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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Measure Carefully Time to pull out your kitchen scale.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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But Kroos retired from all football in summer 2024, and there were concerns at the club this off-season that the squad lacks such experienced heads, after Modric (and fellow long-serving squad member Lucas Vazquez) also left.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Glover, who left the church in 2007 and retired last year after a half century in the Assemblies of God, denied these accounts.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Drop back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20back. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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