as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully
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Recent Examples of back away
State Attorney General Letitia James has also advised New York school districts and higher education institutions not to back away from their commitments to diversity.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
The change comes less than a month after Goldman backed away from its original 2025 year-end target of 6,500.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Behind the scenes, Microsoft has been quietly backing away from its ambitious AI infrastructure plans.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2025
Behind the scenes, Microsoft has been quietly backing away from its ambitious AI infrastructure plans.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
The change comes less than a month after Goldman backed away from its original 2025 year-end target of 6,500.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Behind the scenes, Microsoft has been quietly backing away from its ambitious AI infrastructure plans.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2025
Behind the scenes, Microsoft has been quietly backing away from its ambitious AI infrastructure plans.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back away
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Outreach workers who live among farmworkers are withdrawing a little, too.—
Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Artificial intelligence and digital surveillance systems are perhaps less likely to identify who is eating alone at lunch or withdrawing from friends.—
Jackie Valley,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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Financial markets have retreated this year amid mounting concerns that the Trump administration's economic policies could jar spending by American consumers and businesses, hurting economic growth.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Pelicans add another dimension to the scene on these deep lakes, formed roughly 12,000 years ago after the glaciers retreated allowing meltwater to form Channel Lake, Lake Marie, Loon Lake and others in northern Illinois.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The spacecraft, along with Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, are now falling back to Earth.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the stage remained in orbit for nearly three weeks before falling back into the atmosphere on February 19, scattering debris fragments at several locations in Poland.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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O'Keefe was found on the front lawn of another Boston police officer who has since retired, Brian Albert.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Krause previously took over as lead for the agency after Doug O'Donnell retired in February.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The still image above helps to capture several of the issues at hand for City’s wide players in recent weeks, from a lack of overlapping runs by makeshift or inverted full-backs to the sheer number of bodies opposing teams are routinely able to drop back into defensive positions.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Tigers dropped back-to-back games to Texas A&M and Alabama earlier this month.—
Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Back away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20away. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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