DROP BACK Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

drop back

verb

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 Temperatures are likely to remain warm during the day, though forecasts show possible snow showers early Thursday night as the low drops back below freezing to the upper 20s. —

Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026 The 54-year-old comedian with a beard full of gray stubble drops back to pass, launching a tight spiral underneath SoFi’s massive technicolor halo scoreboard hovering above a sea of empty stands. —

Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 If hostilities end quickly, oil prices could drop back to a range of $60 to $70 per barrel , but any attack by Tehran on any neighboring facilities could mean Brent prices above $100 a barrel, according to Francisco Blanch, commodity strategist at Bank of America. —

Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026 Temperatures will drop back down into the 50s on Tuesday and the 60s on Wednesday and Thursday, according to weather service forecasters. —

Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drop back

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The annexation petition was withdrawn because of a resolution Castle Pines City Council will consider Tuesday to develop an annexation policy.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
However, five of the players withdrew their asylum claims, while two members stayed in Australia, according to media reports.

— Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026