as in to back out
to break a promise or agreement
if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date
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Recent Examples of back down
Venice Doubles Down On Tourism Regulations Venice is not backing down.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Having hit such heights, the opening months of Arne Slot’s tenure brought him back down to earth with a bump.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Minnesota had established its identity as a tough, gritty team that didn't back down from anyone.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
All signs point toward the Eagles here but Jordan Love won't back down.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Emese MacZko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Having hit such heights, the opening months of Arne Slot’s tenure brought him back down to earth with a bump.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Minnesota had established its identity as a tough, gritty team that didn't back down from anyone.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
All signs point toward the Eagles here but Jordan Love won't back down.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back down
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Walsh responded by making a trade with the Rams for elusive running back Wendell Tayler and drafting Roger Craig, a multipurpose back out of Nebraska.—
Mark Purdy,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Cubs would also hope to tease a little more velocity back out of Pressly, who has historically had strong ground-ball numbers, which would play well on a team with multiple Gold Glove defenders.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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In an interview with Fox News, the president again seemed to back off his earlier warnings that huge tariffs against China were coming.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The defender, who joined for £40m from Wolverhampton Wanderers, backed off Mateta before the opener.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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About 20 minutes later, the two cops out in front were joined by a third officer.—
Melody Chiu,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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The judges avoid giving critiques to the girls this week but do talk among one another, which is kind of weird but also means that nobody gets to cop out of Rate-a-Queen and just imitate the judges.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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Another 700,000 were recalled at the same time because of fuel pump problems.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Owen of ReNew Missouri recalled Hahn’s participation in an Aug. 13 meeting in Jefferson City where state legislators discussed pro-utility policies.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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