as in to lose
to undergo defeat
quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Making matters more complicated was the fact that Hughes had been one of the six original players named to the U.S. roster in June, later bowing out because of the injury and being replaced by Jake Sanderson.
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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
This past summer, after the five-time Grammy winner bowed out of his beef with Kendrick Lamar, Williams added salt to his wounds by mentioning the loss during his monologue at the ESPYs.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Bonta is bowing out of a crowded field in the wide-open race to replace Newsom.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Dave Matthews has bowed out of performances at the FireAid benefit concert and the MusiCares Person of the Year benefit gala amid a family emergency, the band announced Wednesday.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
This past summer, after the five-time Grammy winner bowed out of his beef with Kendrick Lamar, Williams added salt to his wounds by mentioning the loss during his monologue at the ESPYs.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Bonta is bowing out of a crowded field in the wide-open race to replace Newsom.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Dave Matthews has bowed out of performances at the FireAid benefit concert and the MusiCares Person of the Year benefit gala amid a family emergency, the band announced Wednesday.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
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