as in fell
to undergo defeat
quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Recent Examples of bowed out
Trump’s speech worked as a replacement for a series of musical artists who were scheduled to perform at the fair but bowed out over concerns the event had become partisan.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Harbour and Brown’s onscreen reunion comes six months after Stranger Things bowed out as Netflix’s biggest original series ever.
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Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Hazem Mastouri’s 54th-minute header gave Tunisia a consolation prize as the team bowed out of the tournament without recording a single point.
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Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
After Full House wrapped, Barber bowed out of the acting world for a few years.
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Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Edmonton bowed out in the first round.
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David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
Since then, Americans have bowed out in the Round of 16 twice, failed to advance out of the group stage once and infamously missed the World Cup entirely in 2018.
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Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
If this were a pure power ranking, Mississippi State might be in the top five, but this is about the matchup, and the Bulldogs have to visit Georgia, which was probably the best team in the tournament even before UCLA and Georgia Tech bowed out.
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Mitch Light,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Shortly after that debate, Biden bowed out of the presidential race.
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Scott Detrow,
NPR,
2 June 2026
Antonio Pequeño Iv,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Harbour and Brown’s onscreen reunion comes six months after Stranger Things bowed out as Netflix’s biggest original series ever.
—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Hazem Mastouri’s 54th-minute header gave Tunisia a consolation prize as the team bowed out of the tournament without recording a single point.
—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
After Full House wrapped, Barber bowed out of the acting world for a few years.
—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Edmonton bowed out in the first round.
—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
Since then, Americans have bowed out in the Round of 16 twice, failed to advance out of the group stage once and infamously missed the World Cup entirely in 2018.
—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
If this were a pure power ranking, Mississippi State might be in the top five, but this is about the matchup, and the Bulldogs have to visit Georgia, which was probably the best team in the tournament even before UCLA and Georgia Tech bowed out.
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Mitch Light,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Shortly after that debate, Biden bowed out of the presidential race.
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Scott Detrow,
NPR,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowed out
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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Since Ecuador lost, Hincapié will serve his red-card suspension during the team’s next international match.
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The research does not include, for example, drivers who may be put out of work by self-driving cars, or roles lost due to manufacturing automation, Ramp Economics Lab’s lead economist Ara Kharazian said.
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Russell Henley also made a 4-under push on Sunday to finish 10-under, while Cam Young faltered in the final pairing with a 1-over round to finish 10-under as well.
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Brazobán faltered, however, allowing a walk and two hits, the last of which being a two-out RBI single by Trae Turner that put the Phillies up, 2-1.
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“Bowed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowed%20out. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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