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pull back
verb as in back down
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verb as in draw back
verb as in hesitate
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verb as in recoil
verb as in restrain
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verb as in retire
verb as in retract
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verb as in superannuate
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verb as in withdraw
Example Sentences
NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Wednesday pulled back the reins as allegations swirled about the Clippers circumventing the salary cap by orchestrating an endorsement deal for star forward Kawhi Leonard.
Other union leaders felt the same way, Ms McAnea said, and that any attempt to "pull back" on the bill would be a "huge mistake" that unions would "furiously" campaign against.
Amorim knows some people want him to pull back with his outbursts.
The sequel, “Limitless: Live Better Now,” doesn’t pull back on centralizing the star.
“We firmly believe that they should cool it, pull back, because if they do, so will California.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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