as in to back down
to break a promise or agreement
she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning
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Recent Examples of back out
No wonder Yard Act realized music is the lifeline that just might pull us back out of the muck.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
The high mode is designed for stronger extraction when pulling dirty water back out of fabric, while the lower mode gives users more runtime for lighter messes.
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New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Griffin’s ninth strikeout of the night punctuated his seven innings, which then became a career-high 7 1/3 when Nationals manager Blake Butera sent him back out to the mound in the eighth at 99 pitches.
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Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
People tried multiple times and then had to back out and go to a different line.
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
The high mode is designed for stronger extraction when pulling dirty water back out of fabric, while the lower mode gives users more runtime for lighter messes.
—
New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Griffin’s ninth strikeout of the night punctuated his seven innings, which then became a career-high 7 1/3 when Nationals manager Blake Butera sent him back out to the mound in the eighth at 99 pitches.
—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
People tried multiple times and then had to back out and go to a different line.
—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back out
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After shooting up to an all-time high of over $225, shares of the rocket company have swung wildly back down to Earth, betraying plenty of uncertainty over the company’s dizzying, north-of-$2-trillion market cap.
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The prisoner is placed in restraints and led back down the wing before being transported to Florida State Prison and placed on death watch.
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Uzbekistan went close to an equaliser before Jaminton Campaz scored in stoppage time, immediately followed by a shot at the other end that thundered back off the crossbar.
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When the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses on the lawn of other beach neighbors, the only Jewish family in town, my dad tracked down the local Klan leader and told him to back off, or else.
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Strategic shakeup Usually buying and selling is a cop out, but with where the Red Sox are in their competitive cycle the approach might make some sense.
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The case, which has only recently come to the attention of POST officials, highlights the limits of state oversight even after lawmakers passed significant police reform aimed at forcing dishonest cops out of the profession.
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Plans for fireworks were still moving forward in other cities including Chicago and New York, where tall ships passed the Statue of Liberty earlier in the day, recalling the fanfare around America’s 200th anniversary in 1976.
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Pulisic recalled arriving at Pochettino’s temporary office for a meeting and hearing a country song.
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“Back out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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