as in backed 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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The Raiders-Ravens deal for Maxx Crosby was the rare blockbuster that somehow became a boomerang after Baltimore backed out with medical concerns.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Zohran Mamdani has reportedly backed out of a CBS Sunday Morning interview thanks to Bari Weiss’s Twitter.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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According to Stutzman, the WGSU has not backed off several demands, including the right to strike during the term of the agreement and a contract term that aligns with the MBA bargaining cycle.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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The administration backed off its most extreme plans.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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Getting backed down by Dončić was only one piece of an embarrassing bloodbath for the Bulls that highlighted every facet of this team’s defensive deficiencies.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Apple never backed down and the FBI found a way to unlock the phone anyway, using bugs that already existed in Apple’s code, effectively providing the back door that law enforcement sought in the first place.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Simmons' mother, Cheryl Simmons, recalled to CBS affiliate WBNS Friday the moment uniformed officers arrived at their home to deliver the news.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Laurent Brossoit, recalled from the Barracuda of the AHL on Friday, backed up Nedeljkovic against the Canadiens and is an option to start the Sharks’ game on Sunday in Ottawa.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Finked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finked%20out. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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