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backed off

VERB

retreat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon back down balk give up surrender withdraw

WEAK

recede retire yield

Example Sentences

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United made soundings around Brighton's Carlos Baleba last summer, but backed off when a fee in excess of £100m was mentioned.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

But after hitting a record in January, bullion prices backed off.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

He backed off after a somewhat conciliatory phone call with Lurie, in which Trump said the mayor asked him “very nicely” to call off the deployment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It made unsolicited approaches for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer-health unit in 2021, but backed off the idea the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Then he moved to the sharp turn in the path, backed off into deepest shadow.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman