as in withdrawn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
Martinez's attorney sought a hearing to determine whether federal authorities improperly destroyed evidence in the cranial case against her by allowing the SUV to be taken back to Maine.
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Dave Savini, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Whitfield didn’t know where this was going, but such a sincere mission, once proclaimed in the public square, cannot be easily taken back.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
But the Reds have since taken back-to-back 2-1 losses against Crystal Palace and Chelsea.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Despite being initially taken back by the idea, Reeves came up with a few alternative name options.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
On Saturday, a federal health official said multiple layoff notices were accidental and were set to be taken back, the Post reported.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2025
The audience are taken back through their lives, from the 1980s through to the current day, as the story unfolds.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Soon, the coral hatchlings will be placed in seaside nurseries for 6 to 12 months then taken back to the reefs.
—John Otis, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Customers were taken back to the terminal by bus after the collision, Delta said.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Dave Savini, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Whitfield didn’t know where this was going, but such a sincere mission, once proclaimed in the public square, cannot be easily taken back.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
But the Reds have since taken back-to-back 2-1 losses against Crystal Palace and Chelsea.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Despite being initially taken back by the idea, Reeves came up with a few alternative name options.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
On Saturday, a federal health official said multiple layoff notices were accidental and were set to be taken back, the Post reported.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2025
The audience are taken back through their lives, from the 1980s through to the current day, as the story unfolds.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Soon, the coral hatchlings will be placed in seaside nurseries for 6 to 12 months then taken back to the reefs.
—John Otis, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Customers were taken back to the terminal by bus after the collision, Delta said.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken back
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Two other suits have been withdrawn or dismissed with prejudice.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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About 700 of the roughly 3,000 federal officers deployed around Minnesota will be withdrawn, Homan said.—
Steve Karnowski,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Born rich, yet sought a life of poverty Born into a merchant family in the Umbrian town of Assisi, in present-day Italy, around 1181, Francis famously renounced his family’s wealth.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
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Through the request, Franyelis renounced her claim to seek asylum in the United States and asked Reingold to let her self-deport.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The measure raised modest revenues, which fell as rich people moved out of the country to avoid paying, and the measure was repealed by the government of President Emmanuel Macron in 2017.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the current state school aid budget repealed that option.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Nanos claimed Cross campaigned against him while wearing his Pima County Sheriff's uniform in breach of department rules, which Cross denied.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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His attorney says an emergency stay of removal was denied, but an appeal is pending.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Warsama traces the issue back more than a decade, when discredited researcher Andrew Wakefield published his study — since retracted — claiming a link between autism and the MMR vaccine.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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This too has also recently been redesigned, with a palette of greens and corals, as well as a sunroof that can be retracted on beautiful days.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Taken back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20back. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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