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backing down
noun as in submission
Strongest matches
Strong matches
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noun as in white flag
Example Sentences
Many reform movement leaders and progressive prosecutors, however, have shown no signs of backing down.
For the moment, neither Assad nor his allies show signs of backing down.
Trump showed no sign of backing down on his cabinet pick this week.
Davis had just scored on Edwards and was fouled on the play early in the third quarter when they came face-to-face with each other, neither backing down.
When the topic turned to false claims that Haitian immigrants were eating pets, Trump, rather than backing down, hinted that there's even more to the story.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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