as in withdrawn
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
I take back what I said about her: she's not the fool I thought she was
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Recent Examples of taken back
The man suspected of opening fire on ABC10’s Sacramento offices was taken back into custody Saturday by the FBI, the same day of his release from the Sacramento County Main Jail.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, whose characters meet at a wedding, the story watches the two singles get diverted from their return home and taken back in time by their 1994 Saturn GPS’s (voiced by Jodie Turner-Smith).
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Her time out in the world was brief; not long after her escape, she was surrounded by police cars and taken back to the plant, where she was scheduled to be slaughtered in a few days.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
You are taken back to the terminal and can enjoy a shower while your bags are retrieved by waiting staff.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
During the current retrograde, we’ll be taken back to the events of the late spring of 2025, especially the intense downturn of the food industry and the economy.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 4 Sep. 2025
When play resumed in the third quarter, the clocks at the top of the backboard were back in working condition, and the reserve equipment on the baselines were taken back into storage.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
The pilot was picked up by another helicopter and taken back to the airport, where he was checked out for minor bumps and bruises and refused further medical treatment.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The Minnesota Lynx are still well ahead and have even taken back-to-back losses for the first time all season but have yet to lose 10 games total.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, whose characters meet at a wedding, the story watches the two singles get diverted from their return home and taken back in time by their 1994 Saturn GPS’s (voiced by Jodie Turner-Smith).
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Her time out in the world was brief; not long after her escape, she was surrounded by police cars and taken back to the plant, where she was scheduled to be slaughtered in a few days.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
You are taken back to the terminal and can enjoy a shower while your bags are retrieved by waiting staff.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
During the current retrograde, we’ll be taken back to the events of the late spring of 2025, especially the intense downturn of the food industry and the economy.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 4 Sep. 2025
When play resumed in the third quarter, the clocks at the top of the backboard were back in working condition, and the reserve equipment on the baselines were taken back into storage.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
The pilot was picked up by another helicopter and taken back to the airport, where he was checked out for minor bumps and bruises and refused further medical treatment.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The Minnesota Lynx are still well ahead and have even taken back-to-back losses for the first time all season but have yet to lose 10 games total.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken back
Verb
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Trump has proposed that licenses be withdrawn from companies that air content critical of him.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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The suit was withdrawn on September 3.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Black delivered that report before the management committee of EXXON, who purposefully buried those conclusions and continued to fund lobbyists, think tanks, and politicians who vociferously denied the reality of anthropogenic climate change.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, Spacey denied the allegations and was found not liable in a civil trial due to insufficient evidence.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kaufman later retracted this disqualification request.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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This myth stems from a 1998 article by Andrew Wakefield that the journal Lancet retracted in 2010 but nonetheless continues to be popular among vaccine skeptics.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Taken back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20back. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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