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as in to revert
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as in to backpedal
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Recent Examples of backtrack
The Big 12’s decision to backtrack is somewhat refreshing given the fact that college athletes have far fewer resources to press for changes of this nature.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Spilling blood in the hunt for Faith was the show’s declarative statement that, despite pushback from some fans, this final chapter won’t backtrack on the show’s version of Gabaldon’s books.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Bozell did backtrack on one comment earlier Wednesday.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Spilling blood in the hunt for Faith was the show’s declarative statement that, despite pushback from some fans, this final chapter won’t backtrack on the show’s version of Gabaldon’s books.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
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Technically the state could revert back to its original 2022 map with one majority-Black district or redraw a new map entirely.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Heating can temporarily fix this, but the structure tends to revert after cooling.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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In follow-up interviews, Grede has declined to backpedal.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Several seconds of backpedaling is enough to apply a sufficient coating.—
Ben Coxworth
March 27,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2026
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Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini on Saturday after three countries revoked flight permits, reportedly due to Chinese pressure.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Meta’s threat to revoke social media access in the state altogether was not taken lightly by Torrez.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
1 May 2026
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The Lincoln’s version unfolds and retracts when the Navigator’s engine starts and stops.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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In a separate filing Tuesday, the SPLC moved to force Blanche to retract his statements, and said that ahead of the indictment, the SPLC provided details about informant work to the Justice Department in two separate meetings with federal law enforcement earlier this year.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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