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View definitions for going back

going back

verb as in break promise; change one's mind

verb as in break

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Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.

Nobody, even going back to my high school, thought I would be a writer.

I agree, but in this day and age we are not going back to the draft.

This chart lists median household income in the United States for every year going back to 1967, when it started being measured.

The American Psychological Association also produced a comprehensive review of studies going back three decades.

Now recall the series in an inverse order, beginning with “Fieldhand,” and going back to “Building.”

Nor is there anyone of that order who talks of going back to those kingdoms without the most urgent reason making it necessary.

Going back, Liszt indulged in a little graceful badinage apropos of the concerto.

Going back we had some long range shots with the 15-inch guns at batteries in rear of Achi Baba.

I had no idea of going back to Benton right away, and sitting around Fort Walsh waiting for something to turn up was not my taste.

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On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to going back, such as: abandon, betray, desert, forsake, leave in the lurch, and renege.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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