as in to back out
to break a promise or agreement
I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!
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Price kicked the ball back out to Barnett who fired up another 3 that missed as the final seconds ticked off.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026 -
In the end, the night before the agreement was set to expire and a referendum had to be submitted, both boards decided to back out.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Negotiations have been stalled for months, and neither side appears close to backing down.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rodman, like many Black women in her position, wasn’t backing down.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
25 Jan. 2026
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But the president backed off after appeals from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and tech executives, including Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO whose family name is attached to the Oakland children’s hospital.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Healthy cells that still have their MGMT gene intact will simply pluck the methyl group back off.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sam Rinzel was recalled from Rockford on Friday afternoon and replaced Levshunov in the lineup.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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From his hospital bed, holding a teddy bear, Santiago Claudio recalled the moment his upper body caught fire.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Fink out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink%20out. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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