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as in to revert
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as in to backpedal
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Recent Examples of backtrack
However, Melton appeared to backtrack just a bit.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
When the agency seemed to backtrack, later proposing a purely functional bridge with no design flourishes as an option, city officials sued.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Early in the ongoing war, Pezeshkian apologized to the Gulf countries for attacking them with ballistic missiles and drones, only to quickly backtrack when the Guards communicated a different message.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Users recoiled immediately, forcing OpenAI to backtrack and restore the old models.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
When the agency seemed to backtrack, later proposing a purely functional bridge with no design flourishes as an option, city officials sued.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Early in the ongoing war, Pezeshkian apologized to the Gulf countries for attacking them with ballistic missiles and drones, only to quickly backtrack when the Guards communicated a different message.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Users recoiled immediately, forcing OpenAI to backtrack and restore the old models.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backtrack
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As light can selectively target the fluid, scientists were able to print microscopic conductive patterns that completely vanish once exposed to open air, which reverts the gel back into non-conductive liquid clusters.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Moreover, requiring a name change now, only to potentially revert back to the current name after appeal, would be incredibly confusing for the public.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Well, let’s backpedal a little.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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The Iranians, of course, immediately disputed this characterization, and by the next day, Trump was backpedaling.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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This incident underscores the precarious nature of relying on external AI tools, as access can be revoked without warning.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Those requirements caused Anthropic to revoke access to the models for everyone.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
13 June 2026
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One of the few major studies that purported ChatGPT improved learning performance was retracted last month.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
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The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
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“Backtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backtrack. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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