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back out

VERB
withdraw
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back down cancel give up renege surrender
WEAK
avoid back pedal beg off blow it off chicken out cop out get cold feet go back on recant resign scratch shy from throw in the towel weasel out wiggle out worm out

Example Sentences

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In February, she decided to reach back out to Coogan and his co-host Jordi Hays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Maybe a friend’s place for a bit, probably back out to the street.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

As I said my goodbyes and wandered back out into the lush darkness of the Beverly Hills Hotel, I thought about the end of another awards season coming to a close.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

But at the same time, Benioff saw an “opportunity to take some of that stock back out of the market” given what he deemed to be “great prices” for buybacks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

“Nathan, you made a promise and you can’t back out of that!”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young