as in to chicken (out)
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Recent Examples of wimp out
There is a chance that central banks will wimp out and blink, and not be willing to fight inflation.
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Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wimp out
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There are multiple gates in each of the three sets of locks that elevate ships from sea level on the Atlantic, up eighty-five feet into Gatun Lake, then back down to sea level on the Pacific.—
Robin Wright,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Trump then threatened massive tariffs on Colombian goods and Colombia’s president backed down, even offering his personal aircraft to assist in picking up illegals being deported from the U.S.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Feb. 2025
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Hoffman’s cruiser struck the driver side door of the Mercedes before Bell tried backing out.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2025
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Don't think this is the time to leave your plants back out on the porch.—
Remington Miller,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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There’s no Republican policy to address inflation, and indeed, the pressure is on the Federal Reserve to back off its monetary policy, which has reduced inflation from double digits to less than 3%.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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Democrats will bring forward legislation to lower costs if Trump doesn't back off the rest of his harmful trade war.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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About 20 minutes later, the two cops out in front were joined by a third officer.—
Melody Chiu,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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The judges avoid giving critiques to the girls this week but do talk among one another, which is kind of weird but also means that nobody gets to cop out of Rate-a-Queen and just imitate the judges.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Wimp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimp%20out. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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