as in to back down
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An opportunity to shove the New York Yankees back down in the standings with the clubs meeting for the regular season’s final time.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Despite mounting pressure, Corpus — the county’s first Latina sheriff — shows no signs of backing down.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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After trailing 12-10 early in the second half, Denver scored 10 unanswered points to pull away with the late win.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Golden State entered the third quarter with a five-point lead and looked poised to pull away as the home team built its lead to as big as seven on a driving layup from Charles early in the period.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Climb down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climb%20down. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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