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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

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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

Nasa says it's confident the problem is fixed, and is planning to roll the rocket back out to the launchpad on 19 March, with the earliest possible launch date of 1 April.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 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

Glasses flashed as the figure leaned forward, looking back out at me.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows