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backpedal
verb as in backtrack
Example Sentences
Stephens, in this case, delivered on that trust in a big way, backpedaling into perfect position to pick off the Penn State pass.
Despite recent backpedaling, Trump has taken credit for toppling Roe vs.
Gascón backpedaled on his ban halfway through his term, deciding to allow prosecutors to seek transfers to adult court in some instances.
Their position is so unpopular with voters, the majority of whom support women’s right to choose, that Vance and Trump have furiously backpedaled.
Thus commenced a deer-in-headlights freeze on AI garbage spewing, and some embarrassing public backpedaling by those who survived repeated rounds of layoffs.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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